Tornado Nose-Wheel Up Landing in Finland

[Weezer]

Bet it took the Finns less time to get a crane to it than it would at Leuchars!

http://www.savonsanomat.fi/video-kuva/kuvasarjat/onnettomuuskoneen-lasku(131978).ece#1;)

[airborne_artist]

Especially as it was six days ago....

All the banter from Ppruners is here:ok: (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=328012)

[Weezer]

Bugger! :O

[spectre150]

Sounds like they are having fun up there. Postimees.ee reported yesterday that an F3 had to drop 2 tfuel anks during an ADEX 08 sortie. I couldnt work out what stage of flight it was (ie was it on take off) - I dont think the report covered that. Must have been a quiet news day in Estonia yesterday :)

[PPRuNeUser0211]

We'll be running out soon then! Four in a month!

[EyesFront]

If they don't want them dropped, they shouldn't call them "drop tanks" then...

[dunc0936]

can a tank be dropped by mistake? i.e. full of fuel or is there a fail safe system on board?

Duncan

[engoal]

Briefly, yes, and the amount of fuel in the tank is irrelevant; if you need to lose the weight/drag that they provide, either for emergency lift or combat manoueverability (sp?), you ditch them.

[advocatusDIABOLI]

Well, errr.....

Possible, but not likely. Since the 90's the Emerg Jettison Button has been hidden down a shrouded hole, near the gear lever. Not easy to accidentaly press. Me Thinks there's more to this one than meets the eye,

Advo

[Navy_Adversary]

Maybe trying for a Delta Hotel on a Stag or something:)

[GasFitter]

.... Who'd rather be a Pheonix than a C*ck?:\:O:uhoh: