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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I believe it was a Taiwanese fighter.
Thanks. I worked on TAF F16’s for a couple of years in my AF days.
Good to hear that nobody was hurt.I wonder if the F-16 is Air Force,Navy or both.
Serious skid marks. In more than one location.
I believe it was a Taiwanese fighter.
WOW, that one has some serious range to it.
WW2. Kamikaze fighter planes had landing gear. Problem is it came off as the planes took off and became airborne. A runner fella ran out, picked them up and put them on the next plane. Didn’t tell them what was going on.
Appears they need to crash land on a shallow body of water. Have one of those cable grabber hooks like they do on carriers.
Pretty sure they prefer that the landing gear deploy prior to landing.
WWII,
The Good old Days!
“Appears they need to crash land on a shallow body of water.”
Well the runways are on a reef there, so the water is right there.
No Navy F-16s.
They don’t need the water. It’s just there bc of rain.
The word you are looking for is “tail hook”. Pretty much all USA fighters have them just for this purpose, even if not carrier based.
Great pilot. I’ve already seen the video.
Ha. Vipers can refuel, you know.
“An HDOT spokesperson confirmed that it is not a Hawaii National Guard fighter jet but did not know who the jet belongs to.”
We just let fighter jets land at our airstrips without knowing who they belong to now?
There was likely inflight refueling.
I wonder why it was necessary to fly an F-16 to Oahu.
“There was likely inflight refueling.”
Yup, probably by one of our tankers.
Maybe it was carrying Obama from DC. He’s building a mansion on Oahu you know.
Taiwan AF F16? Plang!
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