F-16 off the runway at OSH
08-01-2011, 04:29 PM
#35
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Originally Posted by Banjo33
Regardless, that jet's toast.
Notice the square cut out of the canopy...that's how the pilot got out of this one!
08-01-2011, 07:04 PM
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That's really impressive! I was on a mishap board following a Harrier crash. There wasn't too much damage aside from a large crack in the port bulkhead from the canopy rail down to the nose gear door. Unfortunately, that crack compromised the structural integrity due to it being located in the cockpit (pressurization). The Corps scratched it.
Standing next to this F-16 on it's flatbed trailer, it appeared the fuselage was buckled pretty good from the impact. Then again, the -16 probably costs 3x's as much as a Harrier and the AF has the funds...so anything's possible!
Standing next to this F-16 on it's flatbed trailer, it appeared the fuselage was buckled pretty good from the impact. Then again, the -16 probably costs 3x's as much as a Harrier and the AF has the funds...so anything's possible!
08-02-2011, 08:50 AM
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Yeah, that was me. We had two singles converge on us from both directions and the one landing in front of us missed his landing spot (landed early) AND missed his taxiway! It was a little odd forming up as -2 on a Cessna on down wind!
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