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Old September 1st 08, 09:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Tiger moth loses power on t/o, augers into a tree, none hurt.

On Sep 1, 6:26*am, Tman x@x wrote:
http://www.courant.com/community/new...901.artsep01,0,...

Anyone know -- what speed does a T/M stall at? *My guess is pretty slow,
say 30 kts.

This is exactly how I envision a crash into trees "ought to" happen, if
its gotta happen, in a slow-stalling speed craft, say a single Cessna.
Just a little luck, a little help from the wind, full flaps if you got
em, and controlled flight as slow as possible into the treetops...

T


Augered in is for sure what had not happened. JFK Jr augered in. This
pilot looks to have impacted at minimum airspeed, good on him!