Airplanes Collide in Disastrous Portuguese Air Show Mishap, Killing 1
XTwo Yakovlev Yak-52 planes collided in mid-air during a demonstration at Portugal’s Beja Air Show on Sunday, resulting in a deadly crash that killed one pilot.Video from the incident appeared to show one aircraft that broke away from the formation making a sudden, sharp climb that struck the lead aircraft head-on. The climbing aircraft appeared to lose control and abruptly plummet to the earth, as the aircraft that was struck made a quick but apparently controlled descent to land.According to the flight safety database Aviation Safety Network, the pilot of the climbing aircraft lost control and was killed in the crash, which resulted in a post-impact engine fire. The pilot of the other aircraft managed a landing some ways away.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Airplanes Collide in Disastrous Portuguese Air Show Mishap, Killing 1
XTwo Yakovlev Yak-52 planes collided in mid-air during a demonstration at Portugal’s Beja Air Show on Sunday, resulting in a deadly crash that killed one pilot.Video from the incident appeared to show one aircraft that broke away from the formation making a sudden, sharp climb that struck the lead aircraft head-on. The climbing aircraft appeared to lose control and abruptly plummet to the earth, as the aircraft that was struck made a quick but apparently controlled descent to land.According to the flight safety database Aviation Safety Network, the pilot of the climbing aircraft lost control and was killed in the crash, which resulted in a post-impact engine fire. The pilot of the other aircraft managed a landing some ways away.Read more at The Daily Beast.