Posted By: BeachAV8R
B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 06:35 PM
Guess there is a P-51, B-29, and B-24 in town this weekend in Charlotte for the holiday. I was at work yesterday and saw the B-24 take off. It came back around for a pass down the runway then trundled off to the east after extending the landing gear. I guess they were going out to work on getting it cranked down. Nice job even though the nosewheel collapsed. Damage looks minimal..
PIChttp://www.wcnc.com/news/local/World-War-II-plane-causes-delays-landing-gear-fails-154566095.html
Posted By: adlabs6
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 06:48 PM
Glad there seems to be little damage.
I saw a B-24 fly over my location just a week or so ago. Could have been the one based near Dallas, it's webpage said it was at Washington DC for an airshow just a day or two later, and it was headed that direction. A spectacular sight and sound.
Posted By: BeachAV8R
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 06:52 PM
Yes..I believe the planes are on loan from the country of Texas..
The pilots probably ate too much Carolina BBQ and caused the nosewheel to collapse. One too many hushpuppies..
Posted By: REB63
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 07:12 PM
Most Texans are completely revolted by Carolina barbecue.
I happen to like it,but they are definitely 2 different animals.
Posted By: NineLives
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 07:23 PM
This was common during the war. The nosewheel was very weak.
Posted By: KraziKanuK
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 08:43 PM
I wunder if it was going to be in the fly past for the NASCAR race considering is Memorial Day?
Posted By: Wireman
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 08:50 PM
It was that Davis and his airfoil's fault.
Posted By: PFunk
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/27/12 08:50 PM
That's not one of the Cavanaugh's, I don't believe. The biggest thing they have is a C-47.
Posted By: wheelsup_cavu
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/28/12 04:54 AM
It was the Commemorative Air Force's B-24 "Diamond Lil."
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Consolidated_B-24_Liberators#United_StatesThe aircraft was involved in a nose-gear collapse upon landing at Charlotte-Douglas Airport in North Carolina on 26 May, 2012. Damage was minimal and none of the 16 aboard were injured
Source:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/26/3269896/world-war-ii-planes-landing-gear.htmlThe landing gear on the B-24 bomber known as “The Diamond Lil” – one of only two such bombers still airworthy – malfunctioned during flight, causing the aircraft to skid down the runway as it landed, officials said. None of the 16 people on board was injured
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Posted By: adlabs6
Re: B-24 nosewheel collapse.. - 05/28/12 05:27 AM
Oh man, so quite possibly the same B-24 I saw just fly over a couple weeks back.