Discussion
andygo said:
Which bit the video or that the Telegraph have actually reported it?
JonnyV8 said:
Wasn't there something floating around a while ago about a fighter pilot who's plane had lost a wing but he managed to land successfully?
Yep there are real videos of a F15 I think which had most of one wing missing and landed.... Very different plane though and I think theres something important about the tail that helped the fighter land.Munter said:
JonnyV8 said:
Wasn't there something floating around a while ago about a fighter pilot who's plane had lost a wing but he managed to land successfully?
Yep there are real videos of a F15 I think which had most of one wing missing and landed.... Very different plane though and I think theres something important about the tail that helped the fighter land.
Munter said:
JonnyV8 said:
Wasn't there something floating around a while ago about a fighter pilot who's plane had lost a wing but he managed to land successfully?
Yep there are real videos of a F15 I think which had most of one wing missing and landed.... Very different plane though and I think theres something important about the tail that helped the fighter land.Neil_H said:
Munter said:
JonnyV8 said:
Wasn't there something floating around a while ago about a fighter pilot who's plane had lost a wing but he managed to land successfully?
Yep there are real videos of a F15 I think which had most of one wing missing and landed.... Very different plane though and I think theres something important about the tail that helped the fighter land.It was quite battered...
In the Pilots own words...
Lucky/Skilled SOB said:
At some point I collided with one of the Skyhawks, at first I didn't realize it. I felt a big strike, and I thought we passed through the jet stream of one of the other aircraft. Before I could react, I saw the big fire ball created by the explosion of the Skyhawk.
The radio started to deliver calls saying that the Skyhawk pilot has ejected, and I understood that the fire ball was the Skyhawk, that exploded, and the pilot was ejected automatically. There was a tremendous fuel stream going out of the wing, and I understood it was badly damaged.
The aircraft flew without control in a strange spiral. I re-connected the electric control to the control surfaces, and slowly gained control of the aircraft until I was straight and level again. It was clear to me that I should eject. When I gained control I said :
"Hey, wait, don't eject yet!". No warning light was on and the navigation computer worked as usual; I just needed a warning light in my panel to indicate that I missed a wing..." The instructor ordered me to eject.
The wing is a fuel tank, and the fuel indicator showed 0.000 so I assumed that the jet stream sucked all the fuel out of the other tanks. However, I remembered that the valves operate only in one direction, so that I might have enough fuel to get to the nearest airfield and land. I worked like a machine, wasn't scared and didn't worry. All I knew was: as long as the sucker flies, I'm gonna stay inside. I started to decrease the airspeed, but at that point one wing was not enough.
So I went into a spin down and to the right. A second before I decided to eject, I pushed the throttle and lit the afterburner. I gained speed and thus got control of the aircraft again. Next thing I did was lowering the arresting hook.
A few seconds later I touched the runway at 260 knots, about twice the recommended speed, and called the tower to erect the emergency recovery net. The hook was torn away from the fuselage because of the high speed, but I managed to stop 10 meters before the net. I turned back to shake the hand of my instructor, who urged me to eject, and then I saw it for the first time - no wing
Ps. the "Real videos" on National Geographic are Simulated. No real videos exist of the event only photos of the plane after the incident.The radio started to deliver calls saying that the Skyhawk pilot has ejected, and I understood that the fire ball was the Skyhawk, that exploded, and the pilot was ejected automatically. There was a tremendous fuel stream going out of the wing, and I understood it was badly damaged.
The aircraft flew without control in a strange spiral. I re-connected the electric control to the control surfaces, and slowly gained control of the aircraft until I was straight and level again. It was clear to me that I should eject. When I gained control I said :
"Hey, wait, don't eject yet!". No warning light was on and the navigation computer worked as usual; I just needed a warning light in my panel to indicate that I missed a wing..." The instructor ordered me to eject.
The wing is a fuel tank, and the fuel indicator showed 0.000 so I assumed that the jet stream sucked all the fuel out of the other tanks. However, I remembered that the valves operate only in one direction, so that I might have enough fuel to get to the nearest airfield and land. I worked like a machine, wasn't scared and didn't worry. All I knew was: as long as the sucker flies, I'm gonna stay inside. I started to decrease the airspeed, but at that point one wing was not enough.
So I went into a spin down and to the right. A second before I decided to eject, I pushed the throttle and lit the afterburner. I gained speed and thus got control of the aircraft again. Next thing I did was lowering the arresting hook.
A few seconds later I touched the runway at 260 knots, about twice the recommended speed, and called the tower to erect the emergency recovery net. The hook was torn away from the fuselage because of the high speed, but I managed to stop 10 meters before the net. I turned back to shake the hand of my instructor, who urged me to eject, and then I saw it for the first time - no wing
If it’s real then there will be a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department of Transport, or the equivalent body for the jurisdiction in which the alleged accident occurred.
The video can be faked, but the official report cannot (as part of a publicity stunt). So, where and when is this supposed to have occurred?
The video can be faked, but the official report cannot (as part of a publicity stunt). So, where and when is this supposed to have occurred?
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