Joffie From Australia, joined Mar 2006, 734 posts, RR: 2 Posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 8559 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 of America, joined Jan 2004, 1936 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 8552 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
If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 8539 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, 4972 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 8492 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
If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!
Legs From Australia, joined Jun 2006, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 7 months 14 hours ago) and read 8206 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 (5 years 7 months 12 hours ago) and read 8187 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, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 8030 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, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 7739 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 (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 7663 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, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 7608 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 of America, joined Jul 1999, 732 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (5 years 5 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 6900 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.
Tlfd29 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 81 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 5747 times:
All of the F-16's at the ANG base in Duluth have arresting hooks. There is a BAK-14 system at either end of 9-27.
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