The pilot flew an 84-ton bomber in the air and fell to the ground a few seconds later.
In many airshows, aerobatics is like a visual feast, which can not only show the excellent performance of the aircraft, but also reflect the super-high driving level of a national pilot. However, this seemingly gorgeous flight show is actually very dangerous, because the pilot has to increase the flight speed of the fighter plane while keeping the plane flying at a low altitude. If there is no stable mentality and skilled operation technology, it is easy to cause air accidents. Therefore, the air show is also called "dancing on the tip of a knife".
In addition, the "traffic accident" of fighter planes is not as simple as colliding on the road. As long as there is an accident, the plane will inevitably crash.
1On June 22nd, 994, the United States and Russia participated in the same exchange activities at Fairchild Base. On the same day, three B-52 crew members boarded the plane and prepared to fly the 84-ton bomber to bring a visual feast to the audience.
At first, the plane took off smoothly and the stunts were good. However, when flying around the field, the pilot suddenly turned sharply. The flying height of B52 bomber is only more than 80 meters. After a few seconds, the nose directly faces the ground at 90 degrees. It turned off in less than a minute, crashed on the spot, and all the people on board survived.
In fact, it is necessary for every qualified pilot to make some difficult maneuvers in the air, but there are preconditions for doing these difficult maneuvers. According to the regulations, the bow action of the B52 bomber can only be completed at high altitude. However, in order to show off their driving skills, American pilots went all out to show off their operations, which not only harmed their comrades-in-arms, but also cost their lives. The gain is outweighed by the loss.
For a country, the pilot is priceless.
If you want to train a qualified pilot, you must go through a series of strict screening, and few people can stay in the end. Therefore, it will take the country at least 10 years to train every qualified pilot. The American air show at Fairchild Base directly lost three ace pilots, which was too expensive.