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2006-06-28 Science & Technology

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Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-06-28 11:07|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When the manual calls for 3" screws, there is a REASON, damnit!

Posted by DarthVader 2006-06-28 11:38|| 2006-06-28 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Imagine the sense of reluctance in having to first touch that saw to that canopy. I think I'd want a signed note from a general first.

Posted by Darrell 2006-06-28 11:38|| 2006-06-28 11:38|| Front Page Top

#3 ...A good friend of mine is still at Langley and had some interesting commentary on this when it happened. FWIW, there was never any question that if they had to cut the pilot out they would do so, but obviously they wanted to try every option first. The one I wouldn't wanted to have answered for was the FOD (Foreign Object Damage) incident a couple months ago where the F-22 picked up a chunk of concrete and wiped out one engine.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-06-28 12:07|| 2006-06-28 12:07|| Front Page Top

#4 I wouldn't want to cut it either, but imagine being able to tell the story.

Posted by Mike N. 2006-06-28 12:10|| 2006-06-28 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 I think I'd want a note from the President.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-28 12:26|| 2006-06-28 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 I have to wonder if the ejection seat would have worked.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-06-28 13:57|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-06-28 13:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Disappointed in all you guys for overlooking the obvious 2fer: "...too-short screws that had begun to back out of the canopy frame." the USAF admits it has a screw loose.
And the USAF has short screws. Never heard the Navy say that. (grin)
and as an added no-cost bonus, it is kind of telling that this incident is described as a 'snafu.' De-acronymized, it means: 'Situation Normal, All F#$%ed Up."
but the picture is pretty anyway.

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-06-28 14:21|| 2006-06-28 14:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't leave base without it...

Posted by DanNY 2006-06-28 14:27|| 2006-06-28 14:27|| Front Page Top

#9
#8. Is that a Sears and Roebuck crowbar?

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-06-28 15:55|| 2006-06-28 15:55|| Front Page Top

#10 It should be, after what Sears did for Patton......

And, of course, he got in trouble for it.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-06-28 16:21|| 2006-06-28 16:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Air Force officials said the optically perfect canopy on the $130 million jet will cost about $82,000 to replace.

I'm just wondering if we could maybe, possibly get a 99% optically perfect canopy for about $2,000.

Just wonderin', that's all.

Posted by Parabellum 2006-06-28 18:05|| 2006-06-28 18:05|| Front Page Top

#12 My brother, the Major, once got as angry as I've ever seen him when he told me about the screwdriver he'd picked off the runway t his base. FOD stands for both Forign Object Damage and Finger of Death, you know.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-06-28 18:28|| 2006-06-28 18:28|| Front Page Top

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