Audis and planes(actual Audi content, with proof)

Tom Nas tnas at euronet.nl
Wed Dec 13 21:10:07 EST 2000


"Perry, Chris" <chris.perry at weyerhaeuser.com> wrote:

>If I remember right...  It was an 82 or 83 5kt fwd.  They pulled under the
>plane going near 100mph and manually pulled the landing gear down.  The guy
>was sticking out through the sunroof.

According to the March '00 issue of the Dutch magazine 'Profile' (published 
by the Audi importer here), it was March 13th, 1985. The pilot's name was 
Scott Gordon, the guy who did the 'sunroof surgery' was called Joe Lippo, 
aeroplane mechanic. It happened in St. Augustine, wherever that may be. 
Speed was reported to be 140 km/h. Profile reports in error that the car 
was an Audi 80. I agree with Chris that it's a type 43 5000.
I've got the footage on tape, too- it was used in the intro sequence of a 
'spectacular rescues' show, featuring exclusively US footage. Hadn't 
noticed the absence of a licence plate yet, I guess it's a re-enactment.

Tom




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