After winning the Unlimited Gold Final in 2007, John Penny discovers his throttle is stuck open on Rare Bear. He circles with Steve Hinton alongside him, then kills the engine, landing deadstick.
Well, these planes don't fly like a glider, that's why it's a big deal. many of them have clipped wings and no flaps so their approach speed is much higher, not to mention they are much heavier than a glider.
I was in attendance for this incident. We waited about twenty minutes for Sanders to finally run out of gas. It was actually a bit boring until the landing.
"At 10,500 feet the ignition key was turned off and mixture pulled to cutoff. It gets really quiet. That was on a high downwind to the high key so I could do a complete 360 to the downwind for the deadstick." - John Penney It was a dead stick landing said by the man himself behind the controls....
John Penney being a showoff!!. Catching some extra print after the flag and the win!!. KIdding of course. Folks started hauling out of the stands,,then stopped mid step and turned to watch. I miss The Bear, in the gold and white livery.
Can anyone tell me exactly how the engines on the Reno Racers have been modified compared to the original WW2 engines? I know that they've put special fuel in them and they suspend the normal operating limitations - but what other modifications have they made, exactly? Many thanks.
"Modifications to the Wright R-3350 on Rare Bear, include a nose case designed for a slow-turning prop, taken from a R-3350 used on the Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, mated to the power section (crankcase, crank, pistons, and cylinders) taken from a R-3350 used on the Douglas DC-7. The supercharger is taken from a R-3350 used on the Lockheed EC-121 and the engine is fitted with Nitrous Oxide injection. Normal rated power of a stock R-3350 is 2,800 horsepower (2,100 kW) at 2,600 rpm and 45 inHg (150 kPa) of manifold pressure. With these modifications, Rare Bear's engine produces 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) at 3,200 rpm and 80 inHg (270 kPa) of manifold pressure and 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW) with Nitrous Oxide injection."
@@MikesProjectsandHobbiesMC First rate answer, thank you! Another question: Reno is at ground level, but WW2 fighters like the Bearcat were designed to fly their fastest at about 30,000 feet, for dogfighting and to escort bombers. So what top speed would Rare Bear be able to reach at 30,000 feet, a/ if no adjustments were made to its current engine and b/ if it were adjusted to give its best at 30,000 feet?
I had a stuck throttle on a bike once, I used the kill switch on/off to get it home, made a lot of noise but got it home, why not line up with the runway and shut the key off?
i dont have a ppl but watch a lot of youtube! that being said isnt landing deadstick just a basic skill required to get a ppl? with the alt he had and already over an airstrip seems like a very standard operating procedure to bring it down safely. no?
Tyson - yes, you are correct. Yes, it's modified, but he just has to manage his airspeed just like on any landing. There is nothing magic about an engine and propeller - it just gives you airspeed, and as you said, he had altitude and he can trade that for airspeed. For pilot of this skill level, an engine failure with altitude above a paved runway is a small inconvenience.
Tyson Judd Ask a military pilot about dead stick landings. He had to come in hot, and then kill his engine. A matter of unforgiving timing, which the pilot managed with seeming ease. Go try it in a simulator. See how well you do.
That's like looking at a video of somebody doing a high wire act and just saying "wow! A video of somebody WALKING!" Is a video of a surgeon performing surgery just somebody cutting stuff up and stitching it together? A Michelin star chef cooking, It's just cooking right? A piano player is just pressing keys. Professional climbers just climb rocks. Olympic gymnasts just jump around. You have a pretty unique skill to be able to see something masterfully skilled and only take away the most minimal view of it possible. You must be fun at parties.
If he's got a stuck throttle, why wouldn't he want to run out of fuel? And if he can't do a smooth dead stick landing when he's over an airfield, then he shouldn't have a licence.
You want to kill the engine on your own terms ideally. Deadstick in an aircraft like Rare Bear with the glide ratio of a brick is no easy feat for any pilot.
Umm...any good pilot is already trained/experienced with landing without power...I think it may actually be part of your flight test...idk for sure but gliding in for a landing on a nice day aint shit for a professional, he just got dun racing for fucks sake!!!
Nope, the examiner I flew with cut my engine on down wind and then told me my flaps failed, even though it was a mechanical flap airplane. I had to take it all the way to the runway and it wasn't pretty. There was no way I was coming up short so I was a little high and had to aggressively slip the airplane since he wouldn't let me use the flaps. Fortunately I started in gliders and slipping was a skill we used a lot since we didn't have flaps in the 2-33 and there was always a chance the dive brakes could fail.
@@stevegiboney4493 Cessna practically fly themselves. I soloed in 2 hours, transitioning from rotary wing. Engine out landing you have all the time in the world with starch wings compared to rotary wings.
Dead sticking a warbird is dicey at best even for these pilots. Some of the best pilots in the history of flight have been killed doing just that. Stick to subjects you know.
Not dead stick, he used his mixture, ignition, and pitch controls to govern his speed and engine RPM. It's a bit harder on an engine and keeps the pilot busy, but it's good to have them when they get into a fix like this.
The FAA will disassemble it and spread it out in a hangar for Full investigation over the next 6 months, Pull his pilot ticket, and 'Ban' Air Races altogether. With the FAA involved, it's NEVER as easy as just a Stuck Throttle that you can fix with a new cable....😂👍
Just so you know, John Penny DIDN'T get his pilot license pulled nor did they ban air races. You have no idea what you are talking about and shouldn't spew bullshit.
