On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 at 16:39:54 in message
, Peter Duniho
wrote:
"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in message
...
..and that is why in the US planes can't overfly the crowd.

If I recall correctly, they not only are not permitted to overfly the crowd,
the maneuvers must be designed so that the momentum of the airplane is never
directed toward the crowd.

Who is suggesting that the SU27 was permitted to overfly the crowd? It
seems likely that control was lost at a crucial moment due to a high
speed departure and that the aircraft changed direction and was then in
a position where recovery was almost impossible. It was apparently known
that the SU27 could depart suddenly following a compressor stall.

Ref for details: 'Zero Error Margin' (Airshow display flying analysed)
by Des Barker. Page 57 et al. He discusses the accident over several
pages.
--
David CL Francis