watch for the bird --- ejection

[Humty72]

http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00696.wmv

 

[Steve]

Anyone know the story behind it? F-16?

 

[hotwings402]

If they had a engine failure why did it fly for so long??? I don't get it. The speed held like around 130-140 for the longest time.

 

[banned username 2]

If they had a engine failure why did it fly for so long??? I don't get it. The speed held like around 130-140 for the longest time.

If you notice they were descending the whole time, hence the speed maintaining around 140 KIAS...

 

[Flying Illini]

If you look closely, when they are flying over the rwy, their speed is around 230kts. After being hit by the bird, they pull up to gain altitude. The a/s bleeds down to 140 or so where they level off and begin their descent.
That was an expensive bird strike.

 

[9GClub]

That sucks.

Was he turning to try to make it back to the runway? Should he have flown it straight ahead?

If he had had a bit more altitude, would he have been able to do a 180 dead-stick without pancaking or do you need a whole lot more speed/steeper descent rate than that in a jet?

 

[Mmmmmm Burritos]

If it was an F-16 then it was a two seater model. Two different people talking to each other.

 

[chperplt]

If it was an F-16 then it was a two seater model. Two different people talking to each other.

Sounds to me like it was a training mission.. IP in the back was giving instruction to the student in front.

 

[Mmmmmm Burritos]

Yeah and what the frick does "whoop whoop D6NL" stand for? And another warning message that sounded German? Maybe this was at Ramstein AFB?

 

[trip]

Sounded like T6 NL warnings- maybe a turbo prop?