Pilot killed in Kansas City air show crash
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The pilot of an aerobatic airplane died in a fiery crash on Saturday in front of shocked onlookers at a weekend air show in Kansas City. Pilot Bryan Jensen's bi-plane, an aircraft with two parallel sets of wings, crashed at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, officials said. "The Kansas City Air Show offers heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Bryan Jensen and the show is devastated by this terrible accident," the event's organizers said in a statement. Video captured by a witness to the crash, and posted on the website of local television station KMBC, showed Jensen's plane spiraling downward and crashing in flames in the area of a runway at the airport. Jensen, who grew up on a farm in Iowa, was flying a bright red propeller bi-plane called "The Beast" that was the only piston-powered biplane on the air show circuit with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1:1, according to the website for the air show. He had been an aerobatic pilot for 17 years but also worked for a major airline, flying jetliners as large as Boeing 747s, the website said. Following the crash, the air show activities will resume on Sunday, organizers said. They said Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. http://news.yahoo.com/pilot-killed-k...020439246.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLvSv5U-JX0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do4SsGBOD24 |
Holy shit. I rode with a stunt pilot that was named Bryan. I need to find out if this is the guy. Holy shit. Bad news.
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Here's video of the crash itself. There was no way the pilot could have survived:
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"Oh my gosh" and "holy cow" are the first reactions of the people there, according to the video. I can't believe it wouldn't be "Oh, ****!".
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That's pretty tragic though. There were a bunch of kids there that didn't need to see that.
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Was watching this show with my kids this morning. We left just before it happened, but heard about it on the way home. After a few seconds of silence, my five year old said, "I don't think anybody should have that job."
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Or he just doesn't cuss. That's cool. I would not have been able to hold back.
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Goose!
Noooooo! !!! GOOSE!!!11 You've gotta get it together, mavrick. You're a madman up there and you're going to get someone killed. Posted via Mobile Device |
How were the blue angels. I always wanted to see them.
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That's a shame. I'd bet that the pilot lost consciousness (prior to hitting the ground, that is).
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Horrible tragedy.
Truth be told I'm just waking up and thought the thread title was "Pioli killed in Kansas City air show crash." |
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Here's better video.
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