F-15 Crash at IL Muni Airport
05-21-2021, 09:57 AM
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Here’s the skinny. Two US pilots onboard... the guy in backseat was on his first flight. This was an acceptance flight... happens before delivery to customer and after overhauls. Apparently a small snafu on the ejection seat leading to the plane sitting in the weeds with engines running for awhile and both pilots watching from the sidelines. Not a good look.
05-21-2021, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ugleeual
Here’s the skinny. Two US pilots onboard... the guy in backseat was on his first flight. This was an acceptance flight... happens before delivery to customer and after overhauls. Apparently a small snafu on the ejection seat leading to the plane sitting in the weeds with engines running for awhile and both pilots watching from the sidelines. Not a good look.
05-21-2021, 10:21 PM
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05-22-2021, 06:08 AM
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Reported that they declared an emergency, that implies intentional ejection (would make sense for loss of directional control).
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...-eject-safely/
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...-eject-safely/
05-22-2021, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Reported that they declared an emergency, that implies intentional ejection (would make sense for loss of directional control).
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...-eject-safely/
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...-eject-safely/
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