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2011-07-31 Science & Technology

Alabama ANG F16 makes 8500' landing on a 8000' runway at Oshkosh

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2011-07-31 02:23|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, F16's aren't really good at short landings unless the field is equipped with wires, and were not intended at all for all-terrain use....wonder how much it's going to cost to clean the flight suit.....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2011-07-31 12:25|| 2011-07-31 12:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Should qualify the above with "The importance of final approach airspeed control is positively correlated to a/c intertia.".....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2011-07-31 12:35|| 2011-07-31 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Just remember, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, and if you can re-use the airplane, its a great landing.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2011-07-31 14:25|| 2011-07-31 14:25|| Front Page Top

#4 He still had a lot of runway...tire bust and wheel or gear collapse can make it swerve like that.

Of notice is the veeeeery sloooow response of the emergency crew...not sitting in their vehicles?

Feel the turbine melt and flow like lead or quicksilver down the intake...

Posted by hotspur666 2011-07-31 18:13|| 2011-07-31 18:13|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 He still had a lot of runway...

Nah, news reports confirm that the pilot ran it into the grass after landing on Rwy 36, just north of the P-1 taxiway (http://theairplanenut.blogspot.com/2011/07/f-16-fighter-crash-at-eaa-airventure.html).

See airport diagram at:
http://www.wittmanairport.com/pdf/taxi.pdf

Posted by Uncle Phester 2011-07-31 19:38|| 2011-07-31 19:38|| Front Page Top

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