F16 Crash Idaho 2003
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MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects
from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before
it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base,
Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding
the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he
couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the
Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982.
The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Text from following wikipedia-site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:F16_Idaho_airshow.jpg You'll also find there a breathtaking photo of the ejection. Cropped image of the same photo on: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040130-F-0000C-002.jpg Animated gif of last second: http://w
ww.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2 &file=viewtopic&p=7469#7469
Accident report on: http://www.f-16.net/news_article968.html .
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| Yes. They're ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| Yes. They're recruitment, and therefore a good use of the money. |
| actually, he had ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| actually, he had just about enough height. You can see; he almost made it through the pull. |
| recruitment? i ... ( 2 months ago by krizla4) |
| recruitment? i don't get it ... when people see a plane crashing i can't see anyone saying "I want that too! I wanna crash too! I want to bomb inocent civillians too!" LOL |
| yes, but they don't ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| yes, but they don't usually crash. When you see a show executed perfectly, people tend to think "wow, I really want to join that team!" |
| tsss, if you need ... ( 2 months ago by krizla4) |
| tsss, if you need an air display wich costs millions of dollars to recruit people there's something your with your company. You shouldn't go into the Air Force because some pilots can fly their million dollar planes ... that doesn't make sense. IT'S A WASTE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY! |
| It doesn't cost ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| It doesn't cost millions of dollars. All that it takes is the fuel. The jets are combat used, and have been considered too old to fight. It's not like they're buying new jets to do this. |
| lol, 'only fuel' ... ( 2 months ago by krizla4) |
| lol, 'only fuel' get real man! these are jet fighters! they need a total dismanteling every 800 flight hours and very costly repairs every 12 hours ... read a book ...'only fuel' LOL ... idiot! These are not Toyota's! |
| okay, fuel, spare ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| okay, fuel, spare parts, maintanence, that's not the point. It doesn't cost millions of dollars, and the money that the air force does spend on the thunderbirds is well used if it gets new recruits. |
| Unfortunately ... ( 2 months ago by timmy3822) |
| Unfortunately almost isn't enough there. He made the easy mistake of setting his altimiter to MSL (mean sea level) instead of AGL (above ground level) which depending on the elevation, which can be up to a few hundred feet he had insuficient altitude to complete the loop. I should imagine hes flying a desk somewhere now, sad way to end a career in the USAF thats for sure. |
| i just saw this on ... ( 2 months ago by GrannyWhackers1217) |
| i just saw this on the history channel it said that he needed another 1000 feet to do what he was trying to do. |
| He needed another ... ( 2 months ago by sixSICsix2277) |
| He needed another 1000 feet to do it per regulations. 50 more feet or so and he would have been fine, although he would have been yelled at quite a bit. |
| Yea he screwed up! ... ( 2 months ago by ohdascrazy) |
| Yea he screwed up! Officers are suppose to be smarter than enlisted! LOL! Yea right! The elevation at Mountain Home is 2995 feet ASL! Got stationed there just a couple months after that air show! Worked on parts that we had to test at the base elevation to make sure they worked properly. |
| there not recruting ... ( 1 month ago by josephkennith) |
| there not recruting people half the people that go there are young kids and old people and the air force pays for collage so JOIN THE AIR FORCE |
| Wow, I never knew ... ( 4 weeks ago by undertake782) |
| Wow, I never knew altimeters were so troublesome. |
| i was there...he ... ( 4 weeks ago by AerotechMan101) |
| i was there...he didn't reset his altimeter from the last show |
| That wasn't and air ... ( 3 weeks ago by KippernewtsQ) |
| That wasn't and air force plane. that was a F-16c Thunderbird. great group and planes, the Thunderbird's. I attempted that maneuver in a video game once....same results only it was more of a fiery explosion |
| lol this is what ... ( 2 weeks ago by j1zzm0nk3y) |
| lol this is what happens when rednecks fly aircraft, the hick commentary is hilarious |
| @ KippernewtsQ: And ... ( 2 weeks ago by hylsp) |
| @ KippernewtsQ: And the Thunderbirds ain't a part of the USAF? |
| No the ... ( 2 weeks ago by KippernewtsQ) |
| No the Thunderbird's are an Air Show group. They use the jet F-16's, which are a part of the USAF. The Thunderbird's have different painting and have aerobatic smokers. |
| What are you ... ( 2 weeks ago by arnaage) |
| What are you talking about? The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the U.S. Air Force... |
| If required, the ... ( 2 weeks ago by arnaage) |
| If required, the team's personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis AFB. |
| The only ... ( 2 weeks ago by arnaage) |
| The only modifications needed are removed of the gun for a smoke system & a new paint... |
| yea i no but they ... ( 1 week ago by KippernewtsQ) |
| yea i no but they are an airshow group. yea i no that they can still fight and shit but the thunderbirds are normally know for air shows |
| AIRSHOWS GONE FUK ... ( 1 week ago by tornadoforce08) |
| AIRSHOWS GONE FUK OFF U LOSER |
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