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Bob Martin wrote:
> RapidRonnie wrote:
>> I do not think Richard Van Grunsven puts a lot of crashworthiness
>> effort in the RVs, either. They do fly better than Bede designs
>> though.
>>
>
> The one guy I know of to crash an RV hit a large concrete block and
> flipped completely over. He broke the canopy open and crawled out with
> minor injuries. The airplane (RV-6A) was essentially a total writeoff
> though.
>
> Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack a couple years ago.
>
> As far as extracting someone from a wreck, I was taught to never move
> someone unless they are in some other form of imminent danger (the most
> common example given was a burning vehicle).
Right on, and one other thing that is relevant, if loss of life is not
imminent, burns will heal, a severed spinal cord probably won't. That is
why accident rescues should be left to professionals, not bystanders.
But then hindsight is easy to use, forsight is almost impossible, and
the current situation almost always seems more critical than it is.
YMMV
Back to lurking.
George
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Re: BD-5 crash in Australia
