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June 24th 04, 03:49 PM
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:06:31 -0500, Alan Minyard
wrote: On 23 Jun 2004 21:45:09 -0700, (Jim Thomas) wrote: My favorite separation mishap story is of a flight test vertical dive bomb release from an AD Skyraider by (IIRC) Douglas test pilot Bob Rahn. The bomb, being slicker than the Spad, flew forward through the prop and wiped it out. A maximum dive angle restriction for bomb release became a permanent restriction in the flight manual. Jim Thomas The old SBD used a "trapeze" release to cure the same problem. Al Minyard Also Stuka. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 
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