M-346 Down In Italy, Pilot Safely Ejected
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:20 pm
by 777
Today the Aermacchi's M-346 well known for its red livery crashed in North Italy.
The pilot ejected and is
OK.
News in Italian
http://www.ivg.it/2013/05/dego-cacci...pilota-si-salva-con-il-paracadute/
RE: M-346 Down In Italy, Pilot Safely Ejected
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 10:11 pm
by kc135topboom
The M-346 is a trainer, doesn't it normally carry two crew members (but can easily be flown by just one)? I am happy that at least one of them got out.
RE: M-346 Down In Italy, Pilot Safely Ejected
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 10:54 pm
by Moose135
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 1):
The M-346 is a trainer, doesn't it normally carry two crew members (but can easily be flown by just one)? |
From the color of the airframe wreckage in the linked article, plus the comments added to this photo, it looks like it was a company-owned test/demo airframe, rather than an operational aircraft, with one test pilot on board.
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Photo © William Scolaro - Malpensa Spotters Group[Edited 2013-05-11 15:55:29]
RE: M-346 Down In Italy, Pilot Safely Ejected
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:29 am
by lipzoan
Exactly,it was a company-owned demo airplane..guess someone have now some serious question,since it's the 2nd airframe lost this way
