discussion Thank God it wasn't the Millenium Falcon

[Guest]

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/05/entertainment/harrison-ford-plane-crash/index.html


What kind of plane is that? Thankfully he's OK

 

[Guest]

Yea glad he is gonna be ok. At first glance it looked like a Ryan,but that had an in line . Not sure what it is

 

[monica]

what a lucky man he is,dose look an interesting type of thing,


maybe a google search will bring it up,

 

[Guest]

You Are right Trey it is an Ryan according to the NTSB

 

[takeslousyphotos]

The Force is strong in him .............

 

[takeslousyphotos]

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[Neil]

You know that would vex the golfers - does that count as a hazard or not?

 

[flyjoe180]

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What kind of plane is that?

It's a Ryan PT-22 Recruit. This is a later version of the in-line-engined version mentioned by Trey.

At first glance it looked like a Ryan,but that had an in line

The earlier Ryan monoplane had an in-line Menasco engine which was gradually improved in later versions to become the STM. The PT-22 went radial.

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[colin m]

Apparently, Mr Ford was attended quickly by a surgeon who was playing golf at the time. So gentlemen, if you are going to crash your plane, choose an upmarket golf club to do it on.......

 

[flyjoe180]

Jolly good Old Bean, next time I am out flying one of my many, very expensive vintage aeroplanes for a casual Friday afternoon outing, I shall stay in the vicinity of the doctor and the club rooms.