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Well done to the young fella who got his aircraft home after losing a main wheel on take off. 22 years old and doing a wheels up arrested landing of a Pig and both members walking away. NICE 
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Nice job,
Good footage on the ABC site: http://www.abc.gov.au/vod/news/
Sorry no direct hyperlink available you'll need to select the article. It'll probable only be viewable for 24 hours or so.
PLE
Good footage on the ABC site: http://www.abc.gov.au/vod/news/
Sorry no direct hyperlink available you'll need to select the article. It'll probable only be viewable for 24 hours or so.
PLE
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the second of the two video clips (the non news programme one!) really shows what a fantastic job the crew did in getting the aircraft back down safely.....
WELL DONE CHAPS!!!!
WELL DONE CHAPS!!!!
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Dumb ar$ed mejya...of which I am often ashamed to say I am one!
"...latest in a string of incidents involving the aircraft in recent years..." Bollocks!!! We lost one in 1999, and before that in 1991ish. Following a fuel tank fire (the aircraft recovered) and some fleet-wide wing fatigue issues in 2001, the aircraft has enjoyed superb availability in recent years.
"...there are no plans to fast-track replacements...". The fleet is due to be withdrawn in the 2010-2012 timeframe, a 2004 amendment to the original 2015-2020 plan.
Geesh
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"...latest in a string of incidents involving the aircraft in recent years..." Bollocks!!! We lost one in 1999, and before that in 1991ish. Following a fuel tank fire (the aircraft recovered) and some fleet-wide wing fatigue issues in 2001, the aircraft has enjoyed superb availability in recent years.
"...there are no plans to fast-track replacements...". The fleet is due to be withdrawn in the 2010-2012 timeframe, a 2004 amendment to the original 2015-2020 plan.
Geesh
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Impressive landing.
Still it would never happened if they had bought the TSR2. Firstly as it was a far better ac. Secondly, you were lucky to get the undercarriage up, not down!!
Still it would never happened if they had bought the TSR2. Firstly as it was a far better ac. Secondly, you were lucky to get the undercarriage up, not down!!
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Minister of Defence Brandan Nelson said tonight that his dept was ready to extend the F111's timeframe beyond 2012.
The Aust ABC website now says that the pilot was 29 and the navigator 26.
Nice landing.
The Aust ABC website now says that the pilot was 29 and the navigator 26.
Nice landing.
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News.com.au is reporting that:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...18-421,00.html
Air Marshal Shepherd said the pilot of the fighter was one of the most junior with the F-111s, having graduated from the basic conversion course a fortnight ago.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...18-421,00.html
Sydney Morning Herald says they dumped in Moreton Bay.
Paraffin flavoured Moreton Bay Bugs then?
The RAAF must take more care of Oz culinary delights!
Very well done; crew last seen exiting stage left for a well deserved tinny or three.
Paraffin flavoured Moreton Bay Bugs then?
The RAAF must take more care of Oz culinary delights!
Very well done; crew last seen exiting stage left for a well deserved tinny or three.
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Originally Posted by Basil
Sydney Morning Herald says they dumped in Moreton Bay.
Paraffin flavoured Moreton Bay Bugs then?
The RAAF must take more care of Oz culinary delights!
Very well done; crew last seen exiting stage left for a well deserved tinny or three.
Paraffin flavoured Moreton Bay Bugs then?
The RAAF must take more care of Oz culinary delights!
Very well done; crew last seen exiting stage left for a well deserved tinny or three.
Grandpa Aerotart
Some excellent footage here on D&G.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235200
Very well done indeed
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235200
Very well done indeed
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Originally Posted by Rollingthunder
Runway arrestor wires.
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Originally Posted by groper
Yes, but why use the wire? The pig seemed to really "flop" heavily onto the runway rather than "slide". Looked like it broke its back when it crunched on. I would have thought that the approach speed would have been reasonably low and would have allowed a gutser onto foam with a departure end arrest as a backup. Plenty of room given that the runway is some 10,000ft long.
Not withstanding, the cable probably wouldn't hold up structurally with an aircraft grinding over the top of it.
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Mmmmm, maybe I wasn't clear enough. My question was why take the cable at all? i.e. why not land beyond it onto foam? The jet would've probably stopped in about 3000(ish)ft.
Doesn't matter anyway, it worked and the crew survived, well done to all.
Doesn't matter anyway, it worked and the crew survived, well done to all.
Groper, although I admit I'm relatively uninformed, being from the low speed end of the spectrum, I'm thinking that a 150 kt or so uncontrolled no-brakes slide would be very bad compared to the quick controlled halt provided by the arrestor gear...imagine the fires, not to mention the rolling up in a ball, that could have happened if they'd gone with the big slide down the runway.
Good on you, fellas.
Good on you, fellas.