USMC AV-8B Nose-Gear-Up Landing on USS Bataan

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/26/2014 at 16:52 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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The pilot, Capt. William Mahoney, talks about his landing on USS Bataan after his nose gear malfunctioned and failed to drop.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > ttyymmnn 06/26/2014 at 16:53

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Holy shit.

ttyymmnn > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 06/26/2014 at 16:54

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Indeed. Time to change the underwear.

PilotMan > ttyymmnn 06/26/2014 at 17:00

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Too bad that non-VTOL aircraft don't have that option.

Brian Silvestro > ttyymmnn 06/26/2014 at 17:06

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That guy's a pro.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > ttyymmnn 06/26/2014 at 17:08

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McMike > ttyymmnn 06/26/2014 at 17:15

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As soon as I read the post title, I thought, "How awesome would it be if he could land on a jackstand, or something...."

Sonofabith, that's what he did.

ttyymmnn > McMike 06/26/2014 at 17:19

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And he nailed it, completely unsighted. Damn fine flying, that.