The T-28 Trojan aircraft crashed at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, 4 Wing spokesman Mathew Strong said. Strong could not confirm whether the pilot had ejected the plane before it hit the ground.
Wikipedia lists the attack version (AT-28D) as having a rocket powered ejection seat but not the trainer, which was pulled from service around 1984. Civilian owned ones certainly wouldn't have one. Wikipedia has already been updated with today's crash as well saying the pilot was killed instantly.
Known him for many years and the words kind and gentle are a good way to sum it up.
To the poster about ejection seats, only active military aircraft have that luxury, at least Canadian registered ones. There is a explosive charge in them that is otherwise prohibited for civilian use.
goingmach_1 wrote:
To the poster about ejection seats, only active military aircraft have that luxury, at least Canadian registered ones. There is a explosive charge in them that is otherwise prohibited for civilian use.
False. Discovery Air operates a fleet of Alphajets with live ejection seats. They are all operated and registered by a civilian company.
goingmach_1 wrote:
To the poster about ejection seats, only active military aircraft have that luxury, at least Canadian registered ones. There is a explosive charge in them that is otherwise prohibited for civilian use.
False. Discovery Air operates a fleet of Alphajets with live ejection seats. They are all operated and registered by a civilian company.
Correct!
Also a lot more than one charge in that seat too. Called a "Bang Seat" for a reason innit?
I have to say that this is quite true. Bruce was nice enough to give me a ride in his T-28. He was a keener when it came to aviation and in my experience was willing to help out where he could.
One should not assume that there was any pilot error. A few years ago, the same pilot was involved in this accident in an aircraft that failed him. Fortunately, he survived that one.
Yes he was. He was a true gentleman, always had a smile for you. Humble man as well, salt of the earth kind of guy. He was one of the best people I've had the privilege of knowing and working with. He will be missed by many.
This photo, with the tip of the radar dome in the bottom left, gave me instant flashbacks to similar photos of the Galloping Goose crash at Reno a few years back. He's nearly vertical, and the positioning of him relative to that radar dome makes it painfully obvious that it's not going to end well.
Not to be too morbid, but was the Cold Lake crash caught on video anywhere? I haven't seen one yet, but would be interested to see the sequence leading up to the crash.
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