red750 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Two people were killed when a motor glider crashed at Mt Beauty in Victoria's north eastern highlands. The deceased passenger was a female, no further details at this time. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 From what I saw on the news, it could have been a Diamond HK36 Super Dimona. This is not confirmed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/GUM on the news footage. No effort to conceal the rego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 The motor glider at an Avalon airshow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Does the pilot live at. mt. Beauty? i believe there is one gentleman there with a motor glider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area-51 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 2 hours ago, walrus said: Does the pilot live at. mt. Beauty? i believe there is one gentleman there with a motor glider. Aircraft from Bacchus Marsh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 On the TV this morning, they reported that the flight was to spread the ashes of a deceased relative of the female passenger. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippydiesel Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Nice looking aircraft. I would have expected a glider to be able to make at least a survivable "out landing" - inflight breakup/fire??? Wikipedia says the stall speed is 39 Knots - seems high for a glider, even my Sonex with little stubby wings stalls at 37 Knots (full flap) My reason for mentioning stall speed - in general, the lower the stall the better the chance of survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Police said the pilot was a 73-year-old man from Plenty and the pair were the only people on board the aircraft. - ABC News. Channel 7 said he was the father of 3, a builder, CFA firefighter and gliding instructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRviator Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 7 hours ago, red750 said: On the TV this morning, they reported that the flight was to spread the ashes of a deceased relative of the female passenger. Wonder how they planned to do that in an aircraft with gullwing doors? I've done the same thing from the RV with the tip-up canopy, but not from within the cabin, rather, from a pod bolted under the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 6 pm news advise his name was Greg Wanless. A witness said the plane was on approach when it pitched up, then suddenly pitched down and hit the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 The Mt Beauty strip is operated as 1-way because of the embankment on the town end. It could have happened that approach was mis- judged and attempt made to go around. I dunno, just an idle opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsounds Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 1 hour ago, KRviator said: Wonder how they planned to do that in an aircraft with gullwing doors? I've done the same thing from the RV with the tip-up canopy, but not from within the cabin, rather, from a pod bolted under the wing. Through the window vent no doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 There's updates on channel 9. very sad affair. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Nose down into the ground before it reached the runway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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