Landing an F-18 with a flat tyre - easy?

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[Freeport]

Ever wondered what happens when a fast jet has a blow out on landing?

Here's one less pilot who can stop wondering, as this video shows him doing just that, complete with a classy skid to bring things to a close.

[Freeport]

Bring me my brown pants! Do check out the video & there's a link to more "easy landing" videos at the bottom of the page.

[antiRepublicrat]

Marked for later.

[NonValueAdded]

I thought they came stock with tires. That must be the problem, they put some UK equipment on the plane. Good thing they didn't use a British electrical system!

[sticker]

Opened to canopy to let out the smell?

[gridlock]

They need to mount one of these on the instrument panel...

[Red Badger]

A real Dukes of Hazzard landing........Paint it orange and put General Lee and 01 on the Tail!.........

[magslinger]

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[Last Dakotan]

Looks like NAS Pensacola.

[BenLurkin]

Need a wyde runway.

[Teacher317]

He did that spin-out at the end just to make it look cool! ;^)

[Filo]

Self ping for later.

[jws3sticks]

He did that spin-out at the end just to make it look cool! ;^)

I bet he drives for NASCAR on the weekends!

[BIGLOOK]

Very cool hand, Mags....

Thought it was on a carrier where having caught the wire this would have been no big deal.....except for expedited cleanup.

[Bean Counter]

There must hnot have been any short-field or overrun arresting gear rigged, so cutting that donut probably saved an expensive extraction that would have blocked the runway, if the pilot ran off the end of the runway. Effective (if unorthodox) method of abruptly losing forward momentum, and surviving the attempt...