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Old 03-21-2011, 12:41 PM
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I still don't get why the used the arrestor hook, if anything it helped slamming the plane on the tarmac more than let it gently glide and stop and well done to the guy who ran away without helping his colleague..
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Old 03-21-2011, 12:55 PM
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Perhaps they didn't want it to slide so much that the fuel catches on fire.
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Old 03-21-2011, 02:07 PM
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naaaah, as any good pilot they don't have the faintest idea of what they're talking about... the times of the highly flammable JP-4 are long gone, JP-8 is not like piston engines avgas, it has a flash point of 46 °C (or 100 °F), it's pretty much like diesel, it takes some good effort to light up. The most intelligent approach would have been to flood the runway with fire retardant and let the big bird sit on it as gently as possible: as soon as it's down on its own weight, the thing will stop quite quickly anyway,then you can release the arrestor hook if need be, cos the arrestor cables are at the extremities of the runway.. I just found it a pretty awkward emergency landing procedure, but if the Ozs are happy with it..
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Old 03-21-2011, 02:21 PM
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Perhaps they didn't want it to slide so much that the fuel catches on fire.
or slide off the runway, anyway amazing work from the pilot.
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Old 03-21-2011, 02:42 PM
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was this F-111 was made flyable again by the RAAF ?

pitty the F-111 is nowadays out of service

EDIT: found it, it never flew again->
"The other aircraft was retired in 2006 after suffering damage from landing on its belly after one of its main wheels separated during take off; although the aircraft was repairable it was judged not worthwhile doing so due to the impending retirement of the entire F-111 fleet"

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Old 03-21-2011, 03:28 PM
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Awesome vid, thanks nearmiss.

The one below is equally gripping. Very, very cool pilot makes a great forced landing. All the better for us as it was recorded from his helmet cam in excellent quality with ATC audio too.



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Old 03-21-2011, 03:42 PM
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nice moustache
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Old 03-21-2011, 05:39 PM
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you've got fancy planes and ugly planes, ugly planes often being still cool looking. But this thing is just horror. Weird nose, no real logical form. just plain ugly.


btw peterpanpan, your vid isn't working. atleast for me it isnt.

Nice catch.
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Old 03-21-2011, 06:36 PM
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Blasphemy, there is no such thing as an ugly plane, only ugly faces of the pilots who fly it.

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Old 03-21-2011, 06:37 PM
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btw peterpanpan, your vid isn't working. atleast for me it isnt.

Nice catch.
yeah, I see that now, thanks. For some reason the 'embed' doesn't work. Just click on the link in the top of the video window and you can then watch it.
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