Kermit Weeks A-26 First Test Flight with Inflight Emergency

• Feb 2, 2023

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GregP

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Here's a video of the first test flight and both canopies snapped open in-flight. Steve Hinton and Mark Moody in the cockpit.


View: https://youtu.be/urKZFLQwJIg
Thought it might be interesting. This is why you get an experienced flight crew to fly your airplanes.

 

• Jul 14, 2023

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manta22

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In the early '70s you could buy an A-26 from Allied Aircraft in Tucson, AZ for $14k, or $19k in fly-away condition. Perhaps this is where Kermit bought his A-26?

 

• Jul 14, 2023

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buffnut453

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Very calmly and smoothly handled. Great piece of flying without turning an incident into a crisis.

 

• Jul 15, 2023

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Jeff Hunt

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Kermit just announced he is not bringing ot to Oshkosh this year. I can wait till next year. Plenty of other new old planes coming.

Cheers

Jeff

 

• Jul 15, 2023

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Gnomey

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Good one!