| 词条 | Lee Behel |
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|name = Lee Behel |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = Wesley Behel |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = 8 September 2014 |death_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S. |death_cause = Aircraft crash due to structural failure |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = |residence = |nationality = United States |citizenship = United States |other_names = |known_for = Racing aircraft |education = |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = |home_town = |title = |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |boards = |spouse = |partner = |children = |parents = |relations = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }}Wesley "Lee" Behel was an American aviator and air racing champion.[1] He was the creator and, at the time of his death the president, of the "Sport Class"[1] a group of racing airplanes designed for planes under 1000 cubic inches in size that participate in the Reno Air Races each year in September, as well as a retired Lt. Colonel in the Nevada Air National Guard.[2] Behel joined the Nevada Air National Guard in 1972, where he flew several aircraft, including the F-101 Voodoo, the F4 Phantom in which he accumulated 2,500 hours of flight time, as well as the RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft.[3] He retired from the Guard in 1996. In 2000, he first flew in the AirVenture Cup Race, a cross-country open-circuit air race, with his ten-year-old son Jay on board. He would fly that race fifteen straight years.[3] On 8 September 2014, Behel perished while flying Sweet Dreams, a custom built one of a kind[4] aircraft that was powered by a Chevrolet small-block engine that had been adapted for use in this specific aircraft.[5] The crash took place in the north end of the race course when the plane Behel was flying suffered a "catastrophic mechanical failure" at 3:16 p.m.[6] According to witnesses, the aircraft took off and flew to enter the course. Around the 5th outer pylon, in an area of the course known as "High-G Ridge",[9] sections of the right wing broke away from the airplane, which then rolled sharply to the right and impacted the ground.[7] The aircraft was estimated to be traveling nearly {{convert|400|mph}} and was no more than {{convert|100|ft}} off the ground when the failure occurred. The crash occurred during a qualifying heat early in the 2014 Reno Air Race program and will be investigated by the NTSB as well as the FAA. Behel was a certified fighter jet pilot who also enjoyed flying single-engine stunt planes.[8] Behel had once owned Steven's Creek Porsche/Audi in Santa Clara, a business that he had sold in 2012.[9] In April 2014, Behel had set three class world records in the same aircraft: Speed over a {{convert|3|km|mi}} course, 3 km time-to-climb, and speed over a {{convert|15|km|mi}} course.[3] Additionally, at the time of his death he held the world speed records for the RF-4C in 100 and 500 km closed courses.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sportclass.com/pilots/lee-behel/|title=Lee Behel - Sport Class Air Racing|work=Sport Class Air Racing}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://airrace.org/updated-statement-from-the-national-championship-air-races/|title=Reno Championship Air Races - Updated Statement from the National Championship Air Races|author=Cheryl Goodson|publisher=}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Reno Crash Claims Pilot Lee Behel |url=https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/eaa/2014-09-09_Reno_Crash_Claims_Pilot_Lee_Behel |website=eaa.org |publisher=Experimental Aircraft Association |accessdate=20 October 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/r-pilot-killed-at-reno-air-races-scene-of-2011-crash-2014-9|title=Pilot Lee Behel Killed At Reno Air Races In One-Of-A-Kind Aircraft|date=9 September 2014|work=Business Insider}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/lee-behel-sport-class-founder-dies-reno-crash|title=Lee Behel, Sport Class Founder, Dies in Reno Crash|work=Flying Magazine}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/08/plane-crashes-reno-air-races/15310357/|title=Plane crash kills 1 during qualifying at Reno Air Races|date=8 September 2014|work=USA TODAY}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Preliminary NTSB Report|url=http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140908X23516&key=1 |website=NTSB.gov|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |accessdate=20 October 2014}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.epi-eng.com/aircraft_engine_conversions/gp_5_reno_racer.htm|title=GP-5: Successful V8-Powered Reno Racer|author=Jack Kane; EPI Inc.|publisher=}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://abc7news.com/news/local-pilot-involved-in-fatal-accident-during-air-race-in-reno/300349/|title=San Jose's Sports Class Pilot Lee Behel involved in fatal accident during National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport|work=ABC7 San Francisco}} External links
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