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kalane

January 29, 2009 08:42 PM

Does the Marchetti F260 Paulo Emanuele was piloting have a history of mechanical problems?

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deanmachin...

January 30, 2009 09:39 AM

Well I couldn't find any info indicating that the F260 is known for mechanical failure. It's considered an "aerobatics" airplane and is used for military training. It holds a number of speed records for aircraft in its weight class, so they are meant to go fast...seems like they're fairly well-respected and highly thought-of aircraft, though...
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http://www.ktla.com/landing_news/?Two-Dead-in-Plane-Crash-in-Santa-Monica=1...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_SF.260

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sdee

January 31, 2009 07:41 AM

There was an eye witness account that the plane may have struck a flock of birds mid-air. I don't know it this has anything to do with the mechanical failure, or if the failure occurred first.

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