Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "The Westland Wyvern; Outdated Monster" video.

@tonymarsh8436 I have to wonder how he avoided the carrier's propellers.
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@mastathrash5609 Really. I imagine he needed some serious counselling after.
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The Douglas Skyshark comes to mind, which was a bust. I suppose the Brits didn't see a need for a bomb truck, ala the Skyraider. The Wyvern looks like it would have been quite a hauler.
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@alexanderdeburdegala4609 Indeed! My first imagined impression was the plane bumping along the bottom of the carrier. 🫨 The thing is, those props produce a huge suction as they rotate, even if they are just free-spinning after a 'full stop' order. Assuming he had sunk low enough to avoid that, he had to be near the depth where the ejection system couldn't work.
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@IntrospectorGeneral Two minutes underwater is a horrifying eternity. Many aircrew have been killed by tangle parachutes after otherwise successful escapes.
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@tonymarsh8436 Amen!
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@ian-t7t Did he continue flying?
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@ian-t7t 😄 Good for him!
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