F-15 with lost wing.
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Ozzy Blizzard
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I can not believe he landed that!!! would have been so unstable to fly, wanting to roll all the time, the computers must have been working overtime to keep the thing level. Not to mention the fact that body itself had enough lift to keep the thing in the air. Some impressive flying and one impressive machine!!!
I saw a TV documentory on this a few years ago. amazing. apparently he collided with another aircraft which blew up (not a F15, but cant remember what) and managed to land this. Apparently it was because the shape of the body created enough lift for it to work...just.
Apparently after he landed a friend of his walked over who was a F16 pilot and said that he wanted to transfer to F15s!
Apparently after he landed a friend of his walked over who was a F16 pilot and said that he wanted to transfer to F15s!
I think that they were saying something on the documentory about how the speed of the aircraft kept it flying.
Come on dude...how can you say that????F-16 RULESSSSSS....hehe....
mysterious
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In any case, that is some skill! I bet its not easy to land an aircraft after its lost one of its wings no matter how stable the airframe might be.
The F-15's design incorporates the use of the airframe to generate lift along with the wings. Apparently it was enough to keep the aircraft airborne. F-16 wouldn't survive such a disaster as the majority of it's lift is generated by it's wings..the loss of which would be catastrophic.