Bent Spitfire

wouldn't you know it, 10 months after a belly landing on tarmac, MH367 is repaired & due for an air display on Sunday. Then they do this to it today...

*sigh...*

OUCH...

Well, at least it's a wooden prop which puts much less strain on the engine in case of a prop strike.

The Spit and the Bf-109 have that narrow-stance landing gear that just must be a b*tch to handle in gusty, cross-wind conditions.

From "Bouncing Clouds - Flying the Messerschmitt Bf-109E"
"The geometry of the undercarriage is perhaps the most unusual feature of the Bf-109. A digression is in order to appreciate how its characteristics would manifest themselves during take-off or landing. Some sources claim that between 15-25% of the Bf-109s ever built were damaged or destroyed during take-off or landing accidents."

PhotosGuy wrote in post #9131690
From "Bouncing Clouds - Flying the Messerschmitt Bf-109E"
"The geometry of the undercarriage is perhaps the most unusual feature of the Bf-109. A digression is in order to appreciate how its characteristics would manifest themselves during take-off or landing. Some sources claim that between 15-25% of the Bf-109s ever built were damaged or destroyed during take-off or landing accidents."

Not suprised by this. They were also flying off grass which can have it's own perils.

to be honest I can't understand why they had it up in the air yesterday - it's been raining cats & dogs off & on for a couple of days and blowing over 25knots on a regular basis. I guess you need to test fly before an air display but not in these conditions.

What a bummer! I'm sure they'll get her flying again soon. At least nobody was hurt, airplanes can be rebuilt - people can't!