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WHOOPS!! F-16 Failure at EAA
Okay, seems a F-16 'lost its brakes' at EAA Oshkosh after coming in and landing.
Now this happened 2 days prior to when this photo was snapped , but the F-16 was still in place. its nosecone was trashed, front gear buried in the grass and the air intake scoop filled with mud.
Yeah...you know somebody is gonna get his butt chewed if the brakes didn't fail as he said.
They were lucky the aircraft wasn't totaled. But you know this will be expensive to fix.
Oh and the Air Force wasn't happy with people snapping photos of this and started moving big vehicles around the scene to block it.
Heres the footage of the accident http://mashable.com/2011/07/30/f-16.....t-crash-video/
Now this happened 2 days prior to when this photo was snapped , but the F-16 was still in place. its nosecone was trashed, front gear buried in the grass and the air intake scoop filled with mud.
Yeah...you know somebody is gonna get his butt chewed if the brakes didn't fail as he said.
They were lucky the aircraft wasn't totaled. But you know this will be expensive to fix.
Oh and the Air Force wasn't happy with people snapping photos of this and started moving big vehicles around the scene to block it.
Heres the footage of the accident http://mashable.com/2011/07/30/f-16.....t-crash-video/
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Eh, dunno why they care if the pilot didn't get hurt - not like this is a unique occurrence. Military aircraft occasionally experience mechanical failure!
A few scratches here and there, guess the radar and probably the engine are toast - airframe looks in pretty good shape from this angle, probably will fly again. Or it could, anyway - how does the USAF handle stuff like this? Would they bother repairing it, or would they exchange it with a mothballed aircraft? I know Canada doesn't have fighters to spare :P
A few scratches here and there, guess the radar and probably the engine are toast - airframe looks in pretty good shape from this angle, probably will fly again. Or it could, anyway - how does the USAF handle stuff like this? Would they bother repairing it, or would they exchange it with a mothballed aircraft? I know Canada doesn't have fighters to spare :P
I seem to recall the Air Force planes having tail hooks for this kind of reason. If the pilot had known of the problem before touching down they could have brought out the arrestor cable and had the pilot use it.
Every year at Thunder Over Louisville (a big annual air show and fireworks display to begin the Kentucky Derby Festival) the Air Force sets up that gear at Louisville International (KSDF) just in case.
Every year at Thunder Over Louisville (a big annual air show and fireworks display to begin the Kentucky Derby Festival) the Air Force sets up that gear at Louisville International (KSDF) just in case.
Well at lest the pilot is ok and the plane can be salvage. Unlike the F-16 that ran off the runway at WPAFB a few years ago. It continued on over the grass, through the grave yard at the end of the runway and got caught up in the fence at the end before it could get to 444.
Radar in the nose totaled, Front landing gear bent. Unknown if stress from front landing gear bent the frame. Engine is a full rebuild at least, but likely a total loss.
My guess, if the frame got bent, then they will likely junk the bird. If the frame is still good and isn't too close to end of life already, then repair is more likely. It's a cost thing. Considering it's an ANG bird, it's likely already flown a lot of hours, and thus the airframe is getting close to end of service life, leaning towards junking it.
My guess, if the frame got bent, then they will likely junk the bird. If the frame is still good and isn't too close to end of life already, then repair is more likely. It's a cost thing. Considering it's an ANG bird, it's likely already flown a lot of hours, and thus the airframe is getting close to end of service life, leaning towards junking it.
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