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Photo Gallery of the Day: USN F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighter blows tires, but everybody's OK
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| November 12, 2006
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Posted on 11/21/2006 1:28:49 PM PST by EnjoyingLife
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To: EnjoyingLife
Very impressive photography!
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:31:23 PM PST
by
Glenn
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To: EnjoyingLife
The stabs dug in... Leading to ahis new call sign...."Plow Boy"
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:32:58 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(Difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic is that the Free Clinic knows how to stop a leak.)
To: EnjoyingLife
Yikes! Nice save by the pilot.
To: EnjoyingLife
Great shots! I've blown a few tires, but never been spun around like that. Maybe the anti-skid system malfunctioned??
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:33:51 PM PST
by
spower
To: EnjoyingLife
*sigh*
Dang Navy pilots... ;-)
Really, very glad he's OK. The plane appears to be mostly alright too.
Very impressive photos!
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:34:54 PM PST
by
TChris
(We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
To: EnjoyingLife
The back end came around...He did almost a complete 360...
He must have been watching "The Fast and the Furious; Tokyo Drift".
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:35:40 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
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To: EnjoyingLife
Jeez, never saw an airplane do a bootlegger reverse...
To: EnjoyingLife
My wife mentioned something about Air Force One blowings its tires. Any news on that?
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:37:17 PM PST
by
raybbr
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To: TChris
Great photography-thanks. I wonder if they gave any thought to ejecting.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:38:26 PM PST
by
unkus
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:38:52 PM PST
by
DungeonMaster
(Rudy 08...If ya can't beat em, join em.)
To: EnjoyingLife
You gotta wonder how the photog just happened to be taking pictures at the time.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:39:05 PM PST
by
raybbr
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To: spower
Maybe the anti-skid system malfunctioned?? Could have worked as advertised. Seems like one of those "what ifs" that the only answer is "better hope it doesn't." His specific situation may have made the anti skid irrelevant.
Looked at the date and luckily for the AR shop ( Not sure what the Navy/Marines call Airframe Repair ) it doesn't seem like it will ruin their Turkey Day.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:40:38 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: operation clinton cleanup
He only has to hold on for eight seconds to make it a qualified ride :-)
To: spower
Maybe the anti-skid system malfunctioned?? You may have nailed it. From the progression of photos it appears that both mains blew. That says to me that the pilot stomped on the brakes and expected the antilock to keep from flatspotting the tires.
Here's the first pic in the series, and already you can see both rims are on the runway.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:47:08 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: EnjoyingLife
Can't help but notice this is a TWO-SEATER.
I wonder WHICH pilot landed the aircraft???
The Lt. Cmndr in the front? or the LTJG in the back. heheh
time wil tell (or maybe I should read the article; but that's too easy)
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:51:09 PM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: rabidralph
He only has to hold on for eight seconds to make it a qualified rideLOL! It does seem to be trying to buck them off at that point.
To: raybbr
I've got boxes of slides of Naval aircraft landing and taking off (Mostly P-3s) from when I was in P-3s.
When you're young and single and not working, a lot of us end up on the field with our cameras.
I never captured any incidents like this, though!
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:52:33 PM PST
by
grobdriver
(Let the embeds check the bodies!)
To: Yo-Yo
Not necessarily a failure. The way most anti-lock brake systems work, if the pilot got the wheels completely locked BEFORE touchdown, they would stay locked on landing, unless the pilot released the brakes and re-grabbed them.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:53:20 PM PST
by
Henchster
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To: Yo-Yo
If he stomped the brakes, the airplane would be noticeably nose-down, eh? And why didn't the nose gear tires flatten as well. By my view, not too much weight on the front tire at all.
Doesn't look like the rear struts are fully compressed, so it doesn't appear to be a particularly hard landing.
BE nice to know what really happened here.
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posted on
11/21/2006 1:54:03 PM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
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