Which fighters did pilots feel safest in for crash landing?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I agree.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that gull wing would cirtianly help.......

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nice pics Adler 8)

 

[Concorde247]

Great pics Concorde! 8) Not much left of that 190A-7 that hit the trees, and how did that Hurricane make it back?! Especially with that Bull Terrier on the tail, must have upset the aerodynamics a bit Like the Komet too.

Thanks guys - i think the Bull terrier got hungry sitting up there had a little nibble!!

 

[Concorde247]

Nice pics Adler 8)

Agreed 8)

 

[Concorde247]

i'd have thought the -87 would be quite good for crashes if it wasn't for the fixed undercarriage........

I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the undercarriage on a Ju87 had some sort of small explosive charge that could enable the fixed undercarriage to be jettisoned....

wouldnt want to hit that switch by mistake!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that was on the -87C, the carrier based version i believe, as far as i know not the land based versions.........

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yes only the Carrier version the Ju-87C had jettisonable landing gear incase it had to ditch in the sea.

 

[Bian]

I took these pictures in 1971 of a P-47 that did a dead stick belly landing at an airshow in Port Hueneme, California. Didn't see it crash, they were loading it on a flatbed trailer. I'm not a pilot but I would think that thing would fly like a brick without power. The plane is in really good shape considering. Anybody know anything about this plane and if it survives?

 

[mexchiwa]

Is it Planes of Fame's P-47G?

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site

 

[Bian]

Might be the same plane, there can't be that many of them around. I was only 14 and had hair when I took the pictures.

 

[Bian]

Didn't see the note that it crashed at Point Mugu in 1971. Has to be the same plane.

 

[bobbysocks]

you do know this was a 12 year old thread? but again I guess it might be new to a lot of members...

 

[Ascent]

As long as this thread has been reawoken, didn't the Whirlwind have a good reputation for keeping the pilot safe in crash landings? Something to do with the engines out on the wings and a decent structure around the pilot?