Len. I swallowed it hook line a sinker too until I was informed by another
acrobatic pilot (who is one of the best I have ever known) that it is a
fake. Two points: one, if the wing parted as it shows in the film, where are
the control cables? The brake is too clean. Two, there is no reason for the
picture to go out of focus when the plane stays at a consistent distance
from the lens. If you will notice the focus blurs just before the landing
and just before it turns away from the viewer at the end when the pilot
raises the canopy. Could these be the change points from real to model and
back to real? I agree though, if it is fake, it is a wicked good one.
Cheers, JL
James Lea
PO Box 25
Rockport Maine 04856
1-207-236-3632
1951 Triumph Renown
1952 MG TD
1952 Triumph Mayflower
1958 Rover P4
1962 Austin Healey BT7
1980 Commuta-car Electric
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