PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Navy Blue Angels pilot killed in a crash in a residential area last year apparently became disoriented after failing to tense his abdominal muscles to counter the gravitational forces of a high-speed turn.
A report obtained by The Associated Press blamed the April crash on an error by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, formerly of Pittsfield and Reading, Mass. Davis died when his F/A 18 Hornet went down near in Beaufort, S.C.
Davis’ parents were watching the team perform when their son crashed. They declined to comment on the report. John C. Davis told the Herald yesterday, “We miss him greatly. He was a wonderful son. There’s nothing more I can say.”
An investigator reviewing flight data found that as the turn subjected Davis to six G’s, a temporary decrease in blood flow to his brain likely caused him to become disoriented. But “in the last few seconds he may have been aware of his low altitude and was attempting to save the aircraft,” said the report by Marine Lt. Col. Javier J. Ball.
The Blue Angels fly without the G-suits fighter pilots wear to avoid blacking out in high-G turns. The suits inflate around the lower body to force blood to the brain and heart. But they can cause a pilot to bump the control stick, so the Blue Angels instead manage G-forces by tensing their abdominal and leg muscles.
Maybe they should wear G-suits all he time like the other pilots, it won't look as pretty but what the f*ck.
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