Duxford Dragon Rapide Nose-over
Duxford Dragon Rapide Nose-over
Not sure it's supposed to do this...
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In reporting worthy of the Fail, although to be fair they did blame it on the "witness".
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/20/duxford- ... -16855646/One witness claimed the plane – a de Havilland Dragon Rapide – had either nose-dived or suffered a front wheel failure during landing on Sunday.
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Whose was it?
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I don't want my son to see this - I took him up with me in this aircraft (long story -nostalgic reason) and he was terrified throughout the flight.
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These nose-wheel failures are not unknown.
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I blame the designers.
They put the nosewheel on the wrong end.
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They put the nosewheel on the wrong end.
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I assume it's the one flown by Classic Wings at Duxford. I've flown on that.
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OK, the Fail talked to the same witness (or they shared a report).llondel wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:37 pmIn reporting worthy of the Fail, although to be fair they did blame it on the "witness".
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/20/duxford- ... -16855646/One witness claimed the plane – a de Havilland Dragon Rapide – had either nose-dived or suffered a front wheel failure during landing on Sunday.
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This one's even better:
It has made it to the ASN site too
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279424
https://tdpelmedia.com/1930s-bi-plane-c ... as-injuredAccording to one witness, the plane, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide, ‘nose-dived or the front wheel failed on landing.’
After the incident, which occurred at a July airshow at Duxford Imperial War Museum in Cambridge, firefighters were spotted standing close to the jet.
It has made it to the ASN site too
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279424
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Did any schools/hospitals/nursing homes have a near miss?
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Shock/horror - I have just noticed there is no METAR and what is worse, not one of our contributors has asked for one!
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BOAC should have words with Admin2 about that.
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I have - he says don't worry, PN will be along shortly.
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The King's Flight had a Dragon Rapide. Don't know what happened to it.
https://simanaitissays.com/2013/11/09/d ... on-rapide/
https://simanaitissays.com/2013/11/09/d ... on-rapide/
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Last seen in the USA as NX89DH. No METAR available.Don't know what happened to it.
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My personal nostalgic reason for undertaking the flight in the Duxford Dragon Rapide dates back to about 1948 when my family were at Blackpool.
My father and my older siblings went up in the DR at Blackpool whilst my mother refused and kept me with her, so it was the flight that I never had.
There are family photographs documenting the event which is how I am aware of it.
Many years later I was at Duxford with my son and the opportunity to redeem myself of the flight I never had was unrefusable.
I was surprised that my mature son (well-experienced in commercial airline travel) showed himself to be extremely nervous throughout the flight (I never questioned him as to the reason - but maybe due to the age or small size of the DR).
My father and my older siblings went up in the DR at Blackpool whilst my mother refused and kept me with her, so it was the flight that I never had.
There are family photographs documenting the event which is how I am aware of it.
Many years later I was at Duxford with my son and the opportunity to redeem myself of the flight I never had was unrefusable.
I was surprised that my mature son (well-experienced in commercial airline travel) showed himself to be extremely nervous throughout the flight (I never questioned him as to the reason - but maybe due to the age or small size of the DR).