F-16 Crashes into LA Warehouse
05-17-2019 | 05:58 AM
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F-16 Crashes into LA Warehouse
Fortunately only minor injuries...
It was probably an armed NORAD alert bird.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...510041171.html
It was probably an armed NORAD alert bird.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...510041171.html
05-17-2019 | 07:46 AM
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Another article said it was a South Dakota Guard jet, but pilot was a California 144th FS guy.
Made me think “ferry flight.” Maybe a jet swap, depot, who knows.
I think the cordon and hazmat caution is for the Hydrazine that the EPU uses in event of generator failure. Hydrazine exhaust/spilled combustion fumes are pure ammonia, and cause fatal lung injury if inhaled.
And, most fighters with a cannon are flown with a full or mostly full magazine of shells for weight and balance purposes. The M61 Vulcan varies by aircraft type on capacity, but I think the F-16 is in the 500+ round range.
Made me think “ferry flight.” Maybe a jet swap, depot, who knows.
I think the cordon and hazmat caution is for the Hydrazine that the EPU uses in event of generator failure. Hydrazine exhaust/spilled combustion fumes are pure ammonia, and cause fatal lung injury if inhaled.
And, most fighters with a cannon are flown with a full or mostly full magazine of shells for weight and balance purposes. The M61 Vulcan varies by aircraft type on capacity, but I think the F-16 is in the 500+ round range.
05-17-2019 | 10:26 AM
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Another article said it was a South Dakota Guard jet, but pilot was a California 144th FS guy.
Made me think “ferry flight.” Maybe a jet swap, depot, who knows.
I think the cordon and hazmat caution is for the Hydrazine that the EPU uses in event of generator failure. Hydrazine exhaust/spilled combustion fumes are pure ammonia, and cause fatal lung injury if inhaled.
And, most fighters with a cannon are flown with a full or mostly full magazine of shells for weight and balance purposes. The M61 Vulcan varies by aircraft type on capacity, but I think the F-16 is in the 500+ round range.
Made me think “ferry flight.” Maybe a jet swap, depot, who knows.
I think the cordon and hazmat caution is for the Hydrazine that the EPU uses in event of generator failure. Hydrazine exhaust/spilled combustion fumes are pure ammonia, and cause fatal lung injury if inhaled.
And, most fighters with a cannon are flown with a full or mostly full magazine of shells for weight and balance purposes. The M61 Vulcan varies by aircraft type on capacity, but I think the F-16 is in the 500+ round range.
05-17-2019 | 10:53 AM
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05-17-2019 | 11:30 AM
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