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Last update is that they are still searching for the F-16 pilot, but that 'signs indicate' that he did not eject, and is most likely dead. Bagdad is a mining town, and the terrain in that area is very rough. Interesting note - Bagdad is about 8-10m (as the crow flys) NE of "Nothing". Really.
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The Locator posted:Last update is that they are still searching for the F-16 pilot, but that 'signs indicate' that he did not eject, and is most likely dead. But how far is it from Why?
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SeaborneClink posted:Taiwanese apparently. SAR has located the wreckage, pilot status still unknown. They were allegedly practicing high g combat maneuvers simulating air to air combat. That's really unfortunate. I was just reading that F-16 SLEP is supposed to contain a ground collision avoidance package due to the high proportion of F-16 losses being to flying into the ground. Does anyone know if that'd help in a situation like this, or is it more meant to help with spacial disorientation scenarios instead of complete loss of input?
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Jan 22, 2016 06:35
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Fredrick posted:That's really unfortunate. From what I've read, the system should work whether the pilot does nothing or is disoriented. According to an Aviation Week article, the system first issues an evasion command to the pilot when it thinks an impact is imminent, and if the pilot doesn't respond, it rolls the aircraft wings-level and does a 5g pull up until the aircraft is clear of terrain. Apparently there's also an option for the pilot to command a recovery if they get disoriented.
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I started this post trying to come up with BFM scenarios that would cause the system to gently caress up, but I can't think of a single reason that the pilot would hold full stick in any direction for more than a second other than being passed out.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:55
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BIG HEADLINE posted:But how far is it from Why? About 200 miles by road.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:33
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Small world. Apparently that pilot was part of the squadron stationed at the airport I near where I live. A friend of a friend and all that.
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Jan 22, 2016 10:58
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Pilot's remains located.
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Jan 22, 2016 17:14
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Godholio posted:Pilot's remains located. My grandpa worked at Luke Field in Arizona during the war investigating student fighter pilot crashes. He said a lot of times the only thing left was the pelvis still buckled in. And sometimes they'd find the hands thrown clear at the edge of the debris field.
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tactlessbastard posted:My grandpa worked at Luke Field in Arizona during the war investigating student fighter pilot crashes. He said a lot of times the only thing left was the pelvis still buckled in. And sometimes they'd find the hands thrown clear at the edge of the debris field. Have a friend of a friend who is stationed there. He is the safety officer and apparently yesterday was supposed to be his day off.
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tactlessbastard posted:My grandpa worked at Luke Field in Arizona during the war investigating student fighter pilot crashes. He said a lot of times the only thing left was the pelvis still buckled in. And sometimes they'd find the hands thrown clear at the edge of the debris field. Worst story that I've heard along these lines was when an F-111 went down in Scotland & landed among a herd of sheep. You can probably figure out what some poor bastards spent several days doing at the crash site.
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Jan 22, 2016 22:40
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Eating lamb? 
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Forums Terrorist posted:Eating lamb? Sometimes, probably.
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inkjet_lakes posted:Worst story that I've heard along these lines was when an F-111 went down in Scotland & landed among a herd of sheep. You can probably figure out what some poor bastards spent several days doing at the crash site. Mourning their mistresses' death?
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Jan 22, 2016 23:03
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At least those lamb kebabs weren't bathed in hypergolic fuel 
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I still think the "OMG F-16 APUs are full of TOXIC CHEMICALS"  that comes up every time a Viper crashes is a load of hysteria. Yes, there's a small tank of hydrazine in the fuselage. Yes, hydrazine is very bad for you. Know what else is bad for you? Twenty thousand pounds of burning kerosene.Another thing. Hydrazine is highly reactive and starts fires with all kinds of things its touches. Know what else starts fires? Twenty thousand pounds of burning kerosene. Any hydrazine that leaks out during the crash is going to be consumed in the inevitable fireball. If it doesn't leak, it's contained. Q.E.D.
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Maybe exposure to hazardous materials at the crash sites of secret planes causes people to hallucinate about flying saucers.
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Sagebrush posted:I still think the "OMG F-16 APUs are full of TOXIC CHEMICALS" Its to scare away the public so everybody else can do their job and find all the plane parts. 
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Forums Terrorist posted:Eating lamb? The account mentioned that the USAF held a barbecue for the locals as thanks for their hospitality towards the clean-up crew, so who knows. Waste not want not?
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This is from 2007, so no doubt it's been posted at some point, but I'd never seen it before. I chuckled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWoqa5nGmk
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Jan 23, 2016 23:34
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Haha I like how no one, including the cameraman, seems to notice or give a poo poo.
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What I wouldn't give to hear those radio comms.
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^Absolutely.Duke Chin posted:Haha I like how no one, including the cameraman, seems to notice or give a poo poo. Well the camera man is filming the bombers in case of a mishap, so he actually got everything he needed on the F-16. And nobody else is dumb enough to cross behind a B-1 with it's engines running and other fighters potentially taxiing through.
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Jan 23, 2016 23:52
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It's like an airfield anti-bullying psa
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Godholio posted:And nobody else is dumb enough to cross behind a B-1 with it's engines running and other fighters potentially taxiing through.
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dumb. posted:
Crossposting from Badass picture thread
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The Locator posted:This is from 2007, so no doubt it's been posted at some point, but I'd never seen it before. I chuckled. It's okay, that tail is used to being in that position:  Same tail jumped chocks during a ground run a few years before the Bone incident, wound up in a very similar position after skidding down the snow-packed ramp
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iyaayas01 posted:It's okay, that tail is used to being in that position: Hahaha
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I wonder which crew chief gets their name on the side of that jet.
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Dead Reckoning posted:I wonder which crew chief gets their name on the side of that jet. The one slowest to say "Not It"?
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Dead Reckoning posted:I wonder which crew chief gets their name on the side of that jet. I hope that Lancer got a nice F-16 silhouette decaled on the side.
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freelop posted:Crossposting from Badass picture thread That was my desktop wallpaper back in the day when you could still set it on a USAF computer. Got a lot of people to do double-takes as they walked by.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1ZN8c4_Gs I like the sheer amount of detail in this video for a relatively minor synthwave group's track. E: come to find out they licensed it from a Polish short film called "Paths of Hate", which is really good by itself. spookykid fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Jan 24, 2016 |
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I just came in to catch up on this thread and to mention a CRJ peed on me yesterday with 40lbs of fuel from the outboard starboard wing. I still smell 2 showers later   Structures life!
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Dannywilson posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1ZN8c4_Gs They cued that up pretty good. Yeah, I watched "Paths of Hate" a while back, strongly suggest watching that as well.
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FullMetalJacket posted:I just came in to catch up on this thread and to mention a CRJ peed on me yesterday with 40lbs of fuel from the outboard starboard wing. I still smell 2 showers later Ask a DC-10 mechanic about the fuel pump AD that came out a few years ago. (HOLY poo poo ALMOST A DECADE AGO IM OLD) All 16 (IIRC) got R&Red at once on three airplanes. Never. Again.
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MrYenko posted:Ask a DC-10 mechanic about the fuel pump AD that came out a few years ago. (HOLY poo poo ALMOST A DECADE AGO IM OLD) All 16 (IIRC) got R&Red at once on three airplanes. This was my third wet entry, my first was a 737-2S2C. Even with supplied air the mask occasionally comes off because of how restricted it is in there, and the work we had to do for that instance was inboard at the wing root butted against the center tank. full body entry, no tyvek, nothing in your pockets and boots off. I've a vid I can upload if requested 
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Here you go. don't mind that name. It's a pseudonym. *cough* https://youtu.be/VN6KbWOATxE
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