How low can you go ?

2DAWGS · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:57 am

From Tinker AFB open house. 2007 I think ?
I know it was before I upgraded camera bodies.

Dudley Henriques · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:05 pm

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DH

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7811

Never a shortage of ____________ pilots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmAH9bZgXY

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

Judging from the attitude I'm guessing this is a take off shot. Still very low no doubt, but maybe not as bad were it a high speed low pass.

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Minute 1:40 has the lowest flyby I've seen to date. Not sure what kind of jet....maybe a Harrier?? It looks like it actually burnt the grass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8rAgOeVxc

51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:59 pm

Way back when there was a Mig-17 that dragged its tail doing a loop I believe.
Aft end of the tailbone was damaged.
This happened in the midwest IIRC.
I recall Rick Brickert came close to doing the same in the Red Knight T-33 once, at least from the video I saw.
Of course if its Snort flying that was his normal straight and Level Altitude pictured above.

CraigQ · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:06 pm

Is this low enough?

maxum96 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:44 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmAH9bZgXY

Mark, not sure if you realize it, but that video is all CGI except for the show's host? Here's the actual video,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

Kyleb · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:38 pm

51fixer wrote:

Way back when there was a Mig-17 that dragged its tail doing a loop I believe.
Aft end of the tailbone was damaged.
This happened in the midwest IIRC.
I recall Rick Brickert came close to doing the same in the Red Knight T-33 once, at least from the video I saw.
Of course if its Snort flying that was his normal straight and Level Altitude pictured above.

The Mig 17 drug it's tailpipe at Lebanon, TN. There is a picture in the FBO. There was probably less damage because the incident happened on a grass runway. Allegedly, the pilot lowered the gear and immediately landed, complete with a case of the shakes.

daviemax · **Posted:** Tue Nov 26, 2013 5:57 am

When I was a 16-year old boy growing up in the small town of Hill City, Kansas I chanced to drive by the local grass-field airport and noticed a bright yellow P-51 Mustang being refueled. Obviously this was not an everyday occurrence.

I turned into the parking area and ran out to the aircraft - it was the famous Bob Hoover, on his way to the west coast! The local newspaper photographer showed up and took a picture of myself and the lineman with Hoover standing by his plane. After he took off, Hoover flew a very tight chandelle in left traffic before coming around to zoom down the runway so low his prop couldn't have been further than six inches from the grass. The wind was blowing strongly and all we could hear before he came abreast of us was the whoosh of the prop. Then suddenly the sound of a Merlin at full gallop blasted our ears as he pulled up into a steep climb, snap-rolled the airplane very precisely, and was gone.

Needless to say we were very impressed . . . now that I have my own pilot's license, even more so. It would have taken a very steady hand indeed to fly such a low pass into the teeth of a gusty Kansas summer breeze.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7811

maxum96 wrote:

Mark Allen M wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmAH9bZgXY

Mark, not sure if you realize it, but that video is all CGI except for the show's host? Here's the actual video,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

Hey now that's interesting because I gave that video a few looks and something didn't look right. I've seen the video you posted a few times and thought the one I posted was just a bit old and fuzzy. Wow! Why CGI? Thanks for pointing that out. The old eyes are starting to go south I think :wink:

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), one can only tie the record for low flying....

Dave

1/5_UC-78 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:22 pm **Posts:** 22

WHere is the P-40 pic taken? It looks very familiar?

CraigQ wrote:

Is this low enough?

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:14 am

Considering it's the MAM / Fighter Factory / Jerry Yagen P-40, I'd say…

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bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

This incident certainly tied the record: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X18122&key=1

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