Airshow horror: RMAF aircraft crashes near UUM campus (Update 2)
By EDDIE CHUA and EMBUN MAJID
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ALOR SETAR: Thousands of Universiti Utara Malaysia students and their parents watched in horror as a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Pilatus PC-7 exploded and caught fire in midair during a solo airshow at 10.15am on Thursday.

The 33-year-old pilot was manoeuvring the aircraft to thrill the crowd at the opening of the UUM convocation expo when the plane’s engine compartment, in front of the cockpit, exploded and caught fire.

The crowd watched helplessly as the pilot bailed out of the diving plane, with thick black smoke trailing from the engine compartment, before it crashed behind the Bukit Tangga Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) next to the UUM campus.

Although the pilot managed to eject from the plane, his body, still strapped to the seat, was found some 10m from the wreckage.

The body was airlifted from the scene to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital for a post-mortem.

A police spokesman said the plane had earlier left the RMAF College in Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, to perform at the airshow.

RMAF has used the aircraft since 1982 to train its pilots at its flight college.

In September last year, two RMAF pilots were killed when their Pilatus PC-7 crashed and burst into flames at the Langkawi International Airport.

The plane had taken off from the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Kepala Batas, Alor Setar but crashed in an open area some 90m from the tarmac at the Langkawi airport.

Currently, the RMAF has 30 units of the Swiss-made PC-7 maka I and eight units of the older version of the PC-7 maka II.

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFsWgjE8kj8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc2DvJkruJQ


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"It is better to dia for something than live for nothing" - Abraham Lincoln

inna lilahi wa inalillahi rajiun.....walaupun saya pelajar uum saya pun baru tau petang tadi....


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there is no such thing as a safe journey life is full of ups dan downs

Pada 25-03-10 23:44 , mutmainah posting:


takkan tak dengar bunyi meletup ke apa ke???


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"It is better to dia for something than live for nothing" - Abraham Lincoln

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiu'dan....sedih bila tengok video kat buletin utama tadi....

Pada 26-03-10 00:02 , Rashdin posting:


HMM....memang tak dengar....saya kat bilik kuliah jauh dr tempat kejadian...lagipun sebelum ini perasmian di buat pada waktu malam...tak sangka pula kali ini waktu siang...nasib baik waktu siang kalau mlm tentu susah...lebih-lebih lagi kalau perkara yang tidak diingini berlaku macam ini....


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there is no such thing as a safe journey life is full of ups dan downs

Pada 26-03-10 00:02 , Rashdin posting:

nak salahkan kerajaan juga ke? hehe...

Pada 26-03-10 19:22 , sya_ryn posting:


tudm tu bawah siapa???


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"It is better to dia for something than live for nothing" - Abraham Lincoln

innalillahi wainnailaihi raaji'uun...takziah kepada keluarga mgsa~~

Pada 26-03-10 19:38 , Rashdin posting:tudm under kerajaan..ok...jadi, ahli parlimen hulu selangor dr PKR yang meninggal dunia tu, adakah anda nak menyalahkan sesiapa?

..hmm..tak payah lah nak politik kan isu ini pula...soal ajal maut kat tak boleh salahkan sesiapa...dah takdir allahyarham nak pergi cara ini....


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there is no such thing as a safe journey life is full of ups dan downs

Pada 27-03-10 21:00 , mutmainah posting:

setuju....


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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be seen

Pada 27-03-10 21:00 , mutmainah posting:


yang nak tahu hasil siasatan...dah lah kena bawa besi buruk.......lepas tu berjuta ringgit duit kita hangus macam tu saja


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"It is better to dia for something than live for nothing" - Abraham Lincoln