NEWS Poland Air Show - bad day for Yak-52

[ChuckMK23]

A really bad day for this YAK-52 Polish AF crew over the weekend- I see a lot of aileron movement but no pro spin recovery rudder/elevator. Neither pilot survived.

 

[OperationChungus]

I can't believe how close those bystanders on the bank were to dying. Geez.

 

[Griz882]

I can't believe how close those bystanders on the bank were to dying. Geez.

I’m more amazed by the people who grabbed their beach chairs and left!

 

[Deere1450]

A really bad day for this YAK-52 Polish AF crew over the weekend- I see a lot of aileron movement but no pro spin recovery rudder/elevator. Neither pilot survived.

You’ve got to be a special kind of asshole to post this.

 

[Griz882]

You’ve got to be a special kind of asshole to post this.

How so? Is it not noteworthy?

 

[ChuckMK23]

You’ve got to be a special kind of asshole to post this.

That’s a little much. Someone posted this on YouTube- I think it’s horrendous- and speaks to the danger of flat spin /high aoa/stalled wing with yaw...

 

[robav8r]

From an aerodynamic perspective, is this a situation that is recoverable based on the A/C type and spin profile that it was in?

 

[Jim123]

From an aerodynamic perspective, is this a situation that is recoverable based on the A/C type and spin profile that it was in?

Normally, yes. Unless something is wrong with the aircraft or the pilot then it's fairly predictable and repeatable- and mostly a question of altitude remaining.