Telemetry downloaded from Galloping Ghost revealed an 11g pull up,
fuel flow

interrupted on the way up, and then the engine restarted when fuel flow

resumed at the top of the arc.  The aircraft was making 105 inches of
MP(Manifold Pressure) on the way down.

Colleen Keller

Sport Class Race 8 Crew

Ted Carter



Dave,

Do you think Jimmy could have survived the 11g pull up?

rog


Lots of interesting anomolies- 10-11 g pullup, deployed tailwheel

( maybe/probably due to pullup) and  pilot not visible in cockpit.

I'm not a believer in The Rapture, so maybe the pullup broke the

seat and he lost control. Purely speculation, but a lot happened

in a short period of time. We'll probably never know exactly what

happened, just the outcome.

Brian Trubee

I seriously doubt a human could survive an un-anticipated 11 g pull-up in a non-recumbent seating position; reflexes aren't fast enough to counter incipient body slump, doing who knows what damage to the spine.

Does anyone know if the seat was modified to be more reclined?  That would probably necessitate a wholesale rework of the controls.

Chris Cosman