To: EnjoyingLife
Great shots! I've blown a few tires, but never been spun around like that. Maybe the anti-skid system malfunctioned??
5 posted on
11/21/2006 1:33:51 PM PST by
spower
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.
13 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: 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.
15 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: spower
Maybe the anti-skid system malfunctioned??
Could be,
Navy planes are carrier capable so the carriage has more flex to it over say, an F-16. Good for snagging a three wire at mil power, bad if something goes wrong without a wire holding you, the flex you know.
If I recall correctly this problem was discovered on the A model. Miramar Ca. the first accident on a patch of water on the runway, plane flipped, took out one of our best pilots (Top Gun instructor).
39 posted on
11/22/2006 4:08:50 PM PST by
JamminJAY
(This space for rent)
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