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11-29-2007, 11:07 PM
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Re: Aircraft pics
Yes Bart, that is a perfect example of a VERY HIGH pucker factor. Realize too that in the photo the jet is traveling parallel to the ground. The pilot has pulled hard aft on the stick and the jet's angle of attack (angle of the wing to the line of movement, parallel to the airfield surface in this shot) is very high. If he had anything in his bowels and bladder it undoubtedly made a hurried exit into his flight suit during this maneuver/recovery. He is what pilots call a "lucky bastard."
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11-30-2007, 03:46 AM
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11-30-2007, 04:46 AM
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Re: Aircraft pics
I think the same type of event happened at El Toro a bunch of years back during the air show that they had annually... the pilot plowed into the ground after a low altitude loop...but wansn't killed?
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11-30-2007, 04:54 AM
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Re: Aircraft pics
Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro.
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11-30-2007, 04:57 AM
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Re: Aircraft pics
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Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro. [/ QUOTE ] That be the one. We were there that Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If I remember right the accident occured during the Sunday show...
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11-30-2007, 05:21 AM
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Re: Aircraft pics
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[ QUOTE ] Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro. [/ QUOTE ] That be the one. We were there that Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If I remember right the accident occured during the Sunday show... [/ QUOTE ] Bird Colonel at the controls. Event was considered flat-hatting and he got in a heap of trouble over it. Miraculous that he survived. Sustained very serious injuries though  . Saw the video in Aviation Safety School as a case study way back when.
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