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F-16 fighter jet landing gear does not deploy
KHON2 TV ^ | June 6, 2022, updated June 7, 2022 | Linda Dela Cruz

Posted on 06/07/2022 1:56:23 PM PDT by Jyotishi

Edited on 06/07/2022 5:51:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

HONOLULU (KHON2) — An F-16 fighter jet’s landing gear did not deploy upon landing on the 4R runway at the Daniel K. International Airport in Honolulu, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation.

As of 8:45 p.m. the runway was still closed from the incident which happened around 2:45 p.m. Monday, June 6.


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To: A strike
No Navy F-16s.

The Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) fly F-16s.


21 posted on 06/07/2022 2:30:07 PM PDT by FtrPilot
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To: Jyotishi

Anyone who gears in an F-16 and walks away unhurt should never have to pay for his own beer.


22 posted on 06/07/2022 2:34:56 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Mouton

So the combat training cannot be easily observed.

There are also certain mock ups and whatnot there.

I trained Germans this morning in the desert SW of the USA. I’m Israeli.

You all have the best stuff and wide open spaces.


23 posted on 06/07/2022 2:34:59 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Boogieman

They just not saying.


24 posted on 06/07/2022 2:35:39 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: llevrok
Taiwan AF F16?

Could be...Taiwan is getting F-16V aircraft. This aircraft could be delivery of the first aircraft from the Ft. Worth factory.

Usually, the first aircraft is delivered a couple of years early and used as a maintenance trainer. It will be disassembled and reassembled many times.

25 posted on 06/07/2022 2:37:39 PM PDT by FtrPilot
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To: Jyotishi

I don’t think former Presidents get to fly in F-16s normally...


26 posted on 06/07/2022 2:38:14 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: FtrPilot

Adorned with Russian cammo, no less.

They’re filling a gap left by retirement of F18s and fly aggressor at Red Flag.

We win most of the time, too.


27 posted on 06/07/2022 2:40:09 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Boogieman

It’s a clown world after all....


28 posted on 06/07/2022 2:42:18 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: Jewbacca
They just not saying.

Could be an F-16 guard unit deploying to Hawaii for DACT with the Hawaii guard. That would one tough TDY.

I would like to see a picture of the aircraft. No fin flash...Taiwan.

I wonder what the flying time from Hawaii to Taiwan is? My longest sortie was Holloman AFB, NM to Lakenheath England...12.5 hours.

I was born too soon.

29 posted on 06/07/2022 2:44:34 PM PDT by FtrPilot
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To: Jyotishi
there is no damage to the runway

Well that would be a big deal here in DC. An asphalt repair job takes a couple of years what with everyone who needs a piece of the action.

I presume they can scratch one $64 M airplane.

30 posted on 06/07/2022 2:49:05 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Jyotishi

“Maybe it was carrying Obama from DC. He’s building a mansion on Oahu you know.”

Yes...yes he is. On the site of the old Magnum P.I. house no less, and pissing off the locals in the process. Shocking! /sarc


31 posted on 06/07/2022 2:50:18 PM PDT by Salty Longshanks
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To: Jewbacca

Where to find video?


32 posted on 06/07/2022 2:53:53 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Gay State Conservative

....hmmmmmm....if it was an F-16 it would probably be regular Air Force, Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve....I think the Navy had some F-16N aircraft some years ago that served as “enemy” A/C for their Top Gun training but not sure if they still have them....many years ago our Air Guard unit had an F-16 land with its gear up....they found NO malfunction in the gear mechanism and although it was clearly pilot error, it was all covered up...


33 posted on 06/07/2022 2:58:38 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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More:

Taiwanese F-16 Crash Lands at Honolulu Airport after Luke AFB Training — June 7, 2022

Air Force Magazine
https://www.airforcemag.com/taiwanese-f-16-crash-lands-at-honolulu-airport-after-luke-afb-training/


34 posted on 06/07/2022 2:58:44 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: stanne
Where to find video?

This shows the jet after the landing, not the landing itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aORWhrXeSQs

35 posted on 06/07/2022 3:04:00 PM PDT by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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To: TokarevM57; A strike
I'm an old Army guy who knows very little about the Air Force and even less about the Navy. IIRC there are,or once were,US fighter jets manufactured in both an Air Force and a Navy version...but I could very well be mistaken.
36 posted on 06/07/2022 3:09:14 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: Gay State Conservative

...you are indeed correct...! one example that I am familiar with is the Vought A-7 aircraft...the principal Air Force version was the A-7D and the principal Navy versions were the A-7A, A-7B and later, the A-7E....Navy aircraft have heavier landing gear so as to be able to take “controlled crashes” which are really what arrested landings on aircraft carriers are...also, avionics and the internal 20 MM cannon differ among the types....interestingly, the Navy named the A-7 as the “Corsair II” in honor of its WWII namesake; the Air Force never adopted that name for its A-7 fleet....after all, it WAS a Navy name.....!!!


37 posted on 06/07/2022 3:19:54 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: Jyotishi

Where’s that checklist?


38 posted on 06/07/2022 3:24:29 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: Boogieman

F16s are a one man show. With some cool variant exceptions. Presidents cannot fly. But I wish a few ought to try anyway.

“Hey, sir, just push this lever all the way forward, the rest will take care of itself.....”


39 posted on 06/07/2022 3:29:36 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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To: A strike

Only a handful—Aggressor aircraft.


40 posted on 06/07/2022 3:32:50 PM PDT by Hulka
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