I've never been this high in a Porsche..or a Porch either
01-06-2011, 11:19 AM
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Pfffttt... He obvisouly doesn't play AngryBirds enough... No sense in hitting the house in the middle. Take out one of the supports on either side and you will do more damage...
01-06-2011, 02:15 PM
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01-06-2011, 04:37 PM
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01-06-2011, 05:50 PM
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OK I'm new the Porsche world, but I had no idea these could fly!!
What botton is it on the dash??
Also do I pull the hand break after take off (I assume I don't need the wheels spinning any more)
And what about flight plans? get them to PCA before take off?
But I would like to know how fast he was going thats very high and a long ways to be airborn.
What botton is it on the dash??
Also do I pull the hand break after take off (I assume I don't need the wheels spinning any more)
And what about flight plans? get them to PCA before take off?
But I would like to know how fast he was going thats very high and a long ways to be airborn.
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01-07-2011, 03:04 AM
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Drifting
See set of photo's below. Race took place in 1953 (?) on a now closed track in the former east Berlin section, track was called Avus. It was two long straights side by side with the south end a flat 180 turn and the north end a monstrous 35 degree+ 180 degree turn paved with bricks. This was a post war race and Von Frankenburg was in a 550 I believe (too lazy to get out the books) that washed up the banking (not sure if there was moisture or not) and over he went with a now famous photo of him hanging out of the car in mid flight (no freaking seat belts worn!). The car went end over end and into a car park behind the banking where it landed between two parked cars and burnt to the ground due to the frame being made out of magnesium. Richard Von Frankenburg was thrown free and landed on the other side of the banking onto a grassy area after a bush broke most of the momentum. He went onto keep racing well into the 60's (hence the reason I had no problem posting the photo). Another famous driver did however die at Avus around the same era - Jean Behra after flipping in the south end turn braking for the 180 degree turn.
There was one issue post war with the track: it had flak towers on top of the banking left over from ww2 and I believe the 550 hit one of these as it went over the top which may have contributed to Von Frankenburg being thrown free. He died in 1973 at the age of 52 and of all things - from an auto accident on the autobahn. He was the first editor of Christophorus magazine. He was also an author of some note having written the excellent biography of Professor Porsche in 1961 a man he knew personally along with his son Ferry. His son now works at Porsche in the communication dept - He is in his mid 40's I believe.
The North turn - aka, 'The wall of death' in 1937. Notice the lack of barriers! Crazy!
From the Ring in 1956
From the , 'You can't buy luck like this dept'!
Driver of car number 8 looks over and must think he is seeing things.
Passes between two flag poles after hitting concrete all while hanging out of car! Notice steam from rad area - that was from clipping the flak tower.
About to drop out of the Spyder onto small area of grass below while 550 keeps flying along.
Impact by two SL's! No one was hurt they reported.
There was one issue post war with the track: it had flak towers on top of the banking left over from ww2 and I believe the 550 hit one of these as it went over the top which may have contributed to Von Frankenburg being thrown free. He died in 1973 at the age of 52 and of all things - from an auto accident on the autobahn. He was the first editor of Christophorus magazine. He was also an author of some note having written the excellent biography of Professor Porsche in 1961 a man he knew personally along with his son Ferry. His son now works at Porsche in the communication dept - He is in his mid 40's I believe.
The North turn - aka, 'The wall of death' in 1937. Notice the lack of barriers! Crazy!
From the Ring in 1956
From the , 'You can't buy luck like this dept'!
Driver of car number 8 looks over and must think he is seeing things.
Passes between two flag poles after hitting concrete all while hanging out of car! Notice steam from rad area - that was from clipping the flak tower.
About to drop out of the Spyder onto small area of grass below while 550 keeps flying along.
Impact by two SL's! No one was hurt they reported.
01-07-2011, 10:15 AM
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well Ronan how do we know he didn't come over the house from the other side and just clip it on the way down ? 
... I agree he just didn't stick the landing like a duke !!!
... I agree he just didn't stick the landing like a duke !!!
01-07-2011, 01:32 PM
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The lack of seat belts probably saved his life, I'm sure if he was strapped in, the outcome would have been worse for him.
01-07-2011, 05:11 PM
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OK I'm new the Porsche world, but I had no idea these could fly!!
What botton is it on the dash??
Also do I pull the hand break after take off (I assume I don't need the wheels spinning any more)
And what about flight plans? get them to PCA before take off?
But I would like to know how fast he was going thats very high and a long ways to be airborn.
What botton is it on the dash??
Also do I pull the hand break after take off (I assume I don't need the wheels spinning any more)
And what about flight plans? get them to PCA before take off?
But I would like to know how fast he was going thats very high and a long ways to be airborn.
