F-35/C130 midair during refueling
10-01-2020, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Otterbox
Looks like they landed in rows of plowed fields which may be why they didn’t lower the gear.
Word is that a WTI Instructor in the F35. If so, bad trend- It was a WTI flying a non standard maneuver kicked off events for the mid air between the Hornet and the Herk in Japan that got the Herk crew killed.
Word is that a WTI Instructor in the F35. If so, bad trend- It was a WTI flying a non standard maneuver kicked off events for the mid air between the Hornet and the Herk in Japan that got the Herk crew killed.
10-01-2020, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Otterbox
Looks like they landed in rows of plowed fields which may be why they didn’t lower the gear.
Word is that a WTI Instructor in the F35. If so, bad trend- It was a WTI flying a non standard maneuver kicked off events for the mid air between the Hornet and the Herk in Japan that got the Herk crew killed.
Word is that a WTI Instructor in the F35. If so, bad trend- It was a WTI flying a non standard maneuver kicked off events for the mid air between the Hornet and the Herk in Japan that got the Herk crew killed.
LiveATC has RAIDER's MOA clearance, and then all the drama but I couldn't find a continuous playback of what happened in between or how much time elapsed.
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10-01-2020, 01:07 PM
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Another forum is saying the F35 was on the basket in a turn... when herc rolled out the F35 delayed and possibly over corrected causing it to strike two engines (3/4) on the herc. The crew of the herc are heroes for bringing this back to Mother Earth in one piece.
10-01-2020, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ugleeual
Another forum is saying the F35 was on the basket in a turn... when herc rolled out the F35 delayed and possibly over corrected causing it to strike two engines (3/4) on the herc. The crew of the herc are heroes for bringing this back to Mother Earth in one piece.
It is bad enough that something went wrong to cause this mishap, but if something happened once in the basket (when you are generally stabilized in the basket, well....that is even worse IMO.
What forum was the information on?
10-01-2020, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
That just seems very unlikely, BUT - ALWAYS and NEVER are certainly two words you should use when talking about aviation!
It is bad enough that something went wrong to cause this mishap, but if something happened once in the basket (when you are generally stabilized in the basket, well....that is even worse IMO.
What forum was the information on?
It is bad enough that something went wrong to cause this mishap, but if something happened once in the basket (when you are generally stabilized in the basket, well....that is even worse IMO.
What forum was the information on?
10-01-2020, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Do you know the squadron of the F-35?
https://news.usni.org/2020/10/01/mar...130j-collision
10-01-2020, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
Getting from the basket to the engines takes some doin’.
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I was always surprised that more Hornets didn’t swap paint with the ARS, since the jets are WAY closer to each other during that evolution, and often comm out. Get a couple feet too high and the exhaust from the tanker blasts your vertical stabs—not a fun feeling at all.
All options beat the Maiden, though...
10-04-2020, 04:17 PM
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