Holy c**p! - Pilot Ejects From CF 18 Jet Fighter
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Talk about quick reflexes - was this going into a flat spin? I notice that afterwards the engines still appear to be running in all the flames (pulsing?)
Lucky, lucky man. Did you notice the Bee Gee's background music?
Strewth!
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pilot+survives+fi...
Someone else has commented later " Looking at picture #3 you see the flare from the port engine. At first I thought it was caused by the impact. But if you look at pic #1 you see the port nozzle open and starboard clamped down tight. He was definitely working an issue. Makes you wonder if he sucked in a bird at low speed like the MiG in Paris"
Lucky, lucky man. Did you notice the Bee Gee's background music?
Strewth!
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pilot+survives+fi...
Someone else has commented later " Looking at picture #3 you see the flare from the port engine. At first I thought it was caused by the impact. But if you look at pic #1 you see the port nozzle open and starboard clamped down tight. He was definitely working an issue. Makes you wonder if he sucked in a bird at low speed like the MiG in Paris"
Edited by Carsie on Saturday 24th July 13:26
Edited by Carsie on Saturday 24th July 13:27
XG332 said:
The ejection looks very scary. Looks very harsh.
Low level unplanned, "oh s
te I have to pull the handle", ejections are always rather nasty. Look at the way the pilot's head has rolled onto his chest - indicative of a non pre-determined bang out. Aside from any compression fractures he may have, I'll bet a pound to a pinch of salt he has a very sore kneck and probably bruising to his face from the oxygen mask.He probably looks like death warmed up just now (and feels it!). I wish him well for a speedy recovery.
Not sure what the original cause was, but that aircraft stalled; classic knock-on effect in most aircraft being the drop of a wing just after the stall point.
That’s always the danger with the high alpha (angle of attack) passes where the aircraft wing is angled back to the point where it is only just generating enough lift to keep the aircraft flying. Any loss in power could be catastrophic during that manoeuvre. He could have lost power in either of the engines (possibly the right hand one which could have contributed to so much right hand roll before it hit the ground). However, looking at it again, I get the horrible feeling that he over-cooked the angle and/or put too aggressive roll and yaw inputs just before the stall, thus stalling it himself.
Hope the guy is ok.
That’s always the danger with the high alpha (angle of attack) passes where the aircraft wing is angled back to the point where it is only just generating enough lift to keep the aircraft flying. Any loss in power could be catastrophic during that manoeuvre. He could have lost power in either of the engines (possibly the right hand one which could have contributed to so much right hand roll before it hit the ground). However, looking at it again, I get the horrible feeling that he over-cooked the angle and/or put too aggressive roll and yaw inputs just before the stall, thus stalling it himself.
Hope the guy is ok.
Because it may not have been an explosion in the normal sense, just an eruption of flame from the burst of released fuel.
When I saw the MiG 29s crash at Fairford, there was no bang as such, just a dull thud as the nearest MiG slammed into teh ground. It sounded like someone slamming a car door.
The one that crashed further away made no sound at all - so distance must be a factor too.
When I saw the MiG 29s crash at Fairford, there was no bang as such, just a dull thud as the nearest MiG slammed into teh ground. It sounded like someone slamming a car door.
The one that crashed further away made no sound at all - so distance must be a factor too.
NSXKeith said:
Not sure what the original cause was, but that aircraft stalled; classic knock-on effect in most aircraft being the drop of a wing just after the stall point.
That’s always the danger with the high alpha (angle of attack) passes where the aircraft wing is angled back to the point where it is only just generating enough lift to keep the aircraft flying. Any loss in power could be catastrophic during that manoeuvre. He could have lost power in either of the engines (possibly the right hand one which could have contributed to so much right hand roll before it hit the ground). However, looking at it again, I get the horrible feeling that he over-cooked the angle and/or put too aggressive roll and yaw inputs just before the stall, thus stalling it himself.
Hope the guy is ok.
From my laymans perspective would not the departure from straight flight have been much quicker if the RH wing had stalled?That’s always the danger with the high alpha (angle of attack) passes where the aircraft wing is angled back to the point where it is only just generating enough lift to keep the aircraft flying. Any loss in power could be catastrophic during that manoeuvre. He could have lost power in either of the engines (possibly the right hand one which could have contributed to so much right hand roll before it hit the ground). However, looking at it again, I get the horrible feeling that he over-cooked the angle and/or put too aggressive roll and yaw inputs just before the stall, thus stalling it himself.
Hope the guy is ok.
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