F-111 nosewheel loss
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Dear Big-E,Big-E said:I noticed Occum didn't reply... guess his friends Goon and Kopp are feeling a little silly right now.
Still behaving like the Squadron LTJG 'ramp strike' I see. To what am I supposed to reply - see Post 13 this thread.
By the way, why should people be 'feeling a little silly' about the deskilling of the RAAF having reached such a level that even a triple inspection procedure did not ensure a wheel was properly secured ?
Suggest you should feel rather silly for even suggesting that.
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rjmaz1 said:heh i got a chuckle.
I agree with Goon and Kopp on the majority of topics, but the upgraded F-111 is definitley not one of them
Would you be prepared to elaborate on and discuss your reasons for this position?
This could be quite a worthwhile exercise.
f-111 incident
I get the feeling when I read some of the responses here that there is a fair few f-18 lovers and not so few F-111 lovers (notice the F-111 gets a capital F for "REAL aircraft" and the f-18 gets a little one for "pretend aircraft") , so heres one for the good guys.
firstly, any crash you can walk away from is a good one, hats off to the pilot and nav of 143 for having balls of steel.
Secondly, the guys on the ground did a first rate job of emergency response, strip clearance and aircraft recovery.
Thirdly, the pig is still the fastest bomber in the world!
You can bleat and moan about age, retirement blah blah blah.
But would a f-18 survive an inflight fuel tank explosion and still land?
I THINK NOT.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 catch an arrestor wire at 140 knots wheels up and allow the aircrew to walk away without a scratch?
NO BLOODY WAY.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 even match the F-111 for speed, weapons delivery accuracy, electronic counter measures, range, payload, reliability etc etc
I SHOULDN"T HAVE EVEN ASKED!!!
32 years service, over 120,000 flying hours, 2020 - no worries
I get the feeling when I read some of the responses here that there is a fair few f-18 lovers and not so few F-111 lovers (notice the F-111 gets a capital F for "REAL aircraft" and the f-18 gets a little one for "pretend aircraft") , so heres one for the good guys.
firstly, any crash you can walk away from is a good one, hats off to the pilot and nav of 143 for having balls of steel.
Secondly, the guys on the ground did a first rate job of emergency response, strip clearance and aircraft recovery.
Thirdly, the pig is still the fastest bomber in the world!
You can bleat and moan about age, retirement blah blah blah.
But would a f-18 survive an inflight fuel tank explosion and still land?
I THINK NOT.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 catch an arrestor wire at 140 knots wheels up and allow the aircrew to walk away without a scratch?
NO BLOODY WAY.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 even match the F-111 for speed, weapons delivery accuracy, electronic counter measures, range, payload, reliability etc etc
I SHOULDN"T HAVE EVEN ASKED!!!
32 years service, over 120,000 flying hours, 2020 - no worries
f-111 incident
Congratulations to the crew of A8-143 for their magnificent landing at Amberley on Tuesday. Having forced to stay airbourne for an extended period of time while collegues on the ground decided your next step showed immense trust and confidence in all those around you. To stay calm and decided in the face of the worst, even cracking jokes at times, shows just what you are made of.
It made me hug my wife even tighter when i got home.
I would never want to say goodbye to my family over the radio.
Congratulations to the crew of A8-143 for their magnificent landing at Amberley on Tuesday. Having forced to stay airbourne for an extended period of time while collegues on the ground decided your next step showed immense trust and confidence in all those around you. To stay calm and decided in the face of the worst, even cracking jokes at times, shows just what you are made of.
It made me hug my wife even tighter when i got home.
I would never want to say goodbye to my family over the radio.
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Probably would be a worthy exercise....if it could be kept on track and impersonal!Occum said:Would you be prepared to elaborate on and discuss your reasons for this position?
This could be quite a worthwhile exercise.
:lol3 Why not start a new thread and leave this thread as a fitting tribute to 143 and its crew? You kick us off Pete...ummm...Occum.
Magoo
I would have thought they'd take the wings off, imagine trying to get that thing down the road111Lover said:A8-143 has finally been removed from the runway. From what I can tell from the images the DoD has posted on it's website, there appears to be surpisingly little damage to the undercarriage.
(Don't mind the semi towing it, either.
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Will an F-111 be flying in 2012? No bloody way... :wahpnl3410 said:I get the feeling when I read some of the responses here that there is a fair few f-18 lovers and not so few F-111 lovers (notice the F-111 gets a capital F for "REAL aircraft" and the f-18 gets a little one for "pretend aircraft") , so heres one for the good guys.
firstly, any crash you can walk away from is a good one, hats off to the pilot and nav of 143 for having balls of steel.
Secondly, the guys on the ground did a first rate job of emergency response, strip clearance and aircraft recovery.
Thirdly, the pig is still the fastest bomber in the world!
You can bleat and moan about age, retirement blah blah blah.
But would a f-18 survive an inflight fuel tank explosion and still land?
I THINK NOT.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 catch an arrestor wire at 140 knots wheels up and allow the aircrew to walk away without a scratch?
NO BLOODY WAY.
A F-111 did.
Could a f-18 even match the F-111 for speed, weapons delivery accuracy, electronic counter measures, range, payload, reliability etc etc
I SHOULDN"T HAVE EVEN ASKED!!!
32 years service, over 120,000 flying hours, 2020 - no worries