Han Solo crashed...

[dando]

http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/05/harrison-ford-plane-crash-landing-golf-course-santa-monica/

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[Gnam]

Ryan PT-22 Recruit

http://s18.postimg.org/64nwk1eg9/PT_22_aerial_01_comp.jpg

[Gnam]

If the engine quit on takeoff, he probably didn't have much altitude or air speed.
According to this pilot, the plane can be difficult to fly at low speed.


The committee also decided to sweep back the wings so that the plane would balance better with or without a second occupant. Somewhere along the line they forgot about washout in the wing or changing the airfoil towards the wing tip to help keep air flowing over the ailerons so the wing tip would stall after the root allowing for some control during slow flight or a stall maneuver.

This slow flight control problem was probably the reason for the stall spin accidents that followed. This is no secret in the Warbird world as the PT-22 has been written up by many journalists and this problem is always discussed. In my experience, excess altitude saved my butt and I was able to pull out minus a few square yards of wing fabric.

The son of the Mayor of my hometown was killed in a Recruit, the corporate pilot of a large phone company died when he attempted a roll and stalled the Ryan and in it went. The two brothers I sold my PT-22 got it too slow landing and over the top and into the ground it went.The son of an aircraft museum owner and Reno race pilot was playing around in a Ryan and stalled it and down it went.

http://www.acmp.com/blog/the-beauty-and-the-breast-ryan-st-a-vs-pt-22.html

[nrc]

After the engine failure Solo was heard to comment, "It's not my fault."

[nissan gtp]

Indiana: There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!
Jock: Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie.
Indiana: I hate snakes, Jock! I hate 'em!
Jock: Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya!

/crashes