Joffie From Australia, joined Mar 2006, 512 posts, RR: 2 Posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6439 times:
Earlier today, an Australian air force F-111 aircraft made an emergency landing in Queensland after "one of the gear fell off". The video was taken of the plane landing.
HaveBlue From United States, joined Jan 2004, 1447 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 6432 times:
Did he catch an arresting wire? I've never seen an F-111 with a hook but it stopped phenominally short and the commentator said something about a cable..
Yes it did, there is other video from a TV network that shows the hook catching the cable with much more clarity.
Aussie F-111 at least the original C models had the heavier landing gear from the proposed USN model, maybe they also inherited the hook!
Will post a link if I can locate one.
Regards
Of course old planes are safe, how do you think they got to be old?
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 6419 times:
The pilots have to be commended on flying a near perfect approach, and the catching the cable in the right spot, given the circumstances. Safety crews and support teams also did a top job
StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 4075 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 6372 times:
Ya gotta laugh, and after seeing the Pilot & Nav standing beside the runway with their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing is OK.
"The RAAF set up catch ropes on the airstrip but they were not needed."
Interesting way of describing an arrestor cable system,
"airstrip" was a pretty demeaning description of what is most certainly the largest military airbase in the Southern Hemisphere and likely one of the largest outside the superpowers
Of course old planes are safe, how do you think they got to be old?
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 6086 times:
I wouldn't be so sure, the word is,that pending condition, the RAAF are keen to see it repaired if possible.
Whether or not this happens, the aircraft has been removed from the runway and quarantined pending investigations, both into the cause, and repair options.
Im exhausted from passing the buck and dodging responsibility
Matell From Australia, joined May 2006, 10 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 6067 times:
Quoting Legs (Reply 6): I wouldn't be so sure, the word is,that pending condition, the RAAF are keen to see it repaired if possible.
Whether or not this happens, the aircraft has been removed from the runway and quarantined pending investigations, both into the cause, and repair options.
Incorrect. It has not been moved as yet, and yes it will be fixed.
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 5910 times:
Yeah, that was my bad, teach me to listen to my bosses!
Wouldn't having the recce pallet in make it more difficult to repair? There's a lot of glass windows and stuff that probably got more than a little scratched.
Im exhausted from passing the buck and dodging responsibility
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 5619 times:
Update:
Initial investigations have found it was an incorrectly fitted circlip that allowed the wheel to fall off. The fleet has been cleared to fly again, following inspections on all main wheels
Matell From Australia, joined May 2006, 10 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 5543 times:
Quoting Legs (Reply 12): Initial investigations have found it was an incorrectly fitted circlip that allowed the wheel to fall off. The fleet has been cleared to fly again, following inspections on all main wheels
I love seeing how incorrect the media is!. There should be an offical release soon enough, but the retaining clip was not the cause.
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 5488 times:
If it wasnt the circlip, what was the cause then? Dont take this the wrong way, its just these reports back up a lot of things floating around the base is all.
Im exhausted from passing the buck and dodging responsibility
Dash8tech From United States, joined Jul 1999, 732 posts, RR: 9 Reply 15, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 4780 times:
To answer the above questions about the hook, many tactical military aircrat have an arresting hook of some sort. Not as strong as those that trap aboard a carrier, some a simply strong bungy type devices. But most planes have them.
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