by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 06/22/2017 at 11:48
by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 06/22/2017 at 11:48
Tags: Planelopnik
STARS: 2
The fighter was in Houston taking part in a training mission for
Operation Noble Eagle
. The pilot ejected on the ground and received minor injuries, but was able to walk away.
The jet was armed and fully-fueled and continued to idle until it ran out of fuel in the afternoon, so an evacuation perimeter was established.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/22/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 7
The pilot ejected on the ground
“I’m gonna punch out! Turn the engine off? But HOW? I only do this one weekend a month, you can’t expect me to remember everything. Get out? But it’s like 8 or 9 feet to the grass. And what if I get sucked into the intake? I already told you I don’t know how to turn the f*cking engine off!”
*EJECT*
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
06/22/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1
Zero Altitude ejection systems are neat.
"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
06/22/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 4
“Oklahoma”...
This was a vital piece of information that we Houstonians were missing yesterday. The event makes a bit more sense now.
Carry on.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/22/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 1
I don’t know procedures for these things, but these questions are running through my mind as well.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/22/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 1
Yeah, lots of respect for pilots and their training, but when some random shit goes down, I can’t imagine you’re thinking straight.
"Tristan" (casselts)
06/22/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 0
I’m pretty sure the emergency procedures aren’t
FIRE / SMOKE / FUMES
1. FUCK EVERYTHING. PUNCH OUT.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/22/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 0
Not that I can say I would be either.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/22/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 1
Possibly, but you have to remember that it was on a takeoff roll, so there’s not a lot of time to think when you’re nearing the end of the runway.
"Tristan" (casselts)
06/22/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 0
Solid point. In that case, props for at least pulling it back to idle. I can see how a quick shutdown might have been attempted-the finger lift on those throttles can be tricky.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
06/22/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
So did the gear get torn off when it overran the runway, or was the plane actually airborne and wheels up when the fire started / was detected? If it was already airborne then cutting the engine to idle, belly flopping it on the grass and ejecting makes a lot of sense. For that matter depending on the location / apparent severity of the fire ejecting would be pretty high up on the priority list.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/22/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 0
The pilot is probably an Airbus driver Monday-Friday, and thought the airplane would fly without him.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/22/2017 at 14:08, STARS: 0
Not sure
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/22/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0
Seriously! Someone should come up with a computerized fly-by-wire system for fighter jets! /s
"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
06/22/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 1
The lack of cross-wind confused him obviously.
"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
06/22/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 1
Maybe seeing something other than barren wasteland factored into the confusion as well.