An oldie but goldie:
In the early 60' one squadron of the Swedish Airforce got hold of the new J-29 "Flying Barrels" equipped with an afterburner. This burner had a tendency to give false fire warnings due to a faulty sensor, and normal procedure was therefor to cut back on power and return to field.
One fine morning a pair of them started their takeoff run and just after takeoff the leader transmitted that he got an afterburner fire warning.
The tower controller, well aware of the anomali, reached for the microfon to clear him for a direct downwind for landing when his wingman called: "... and the parachute is opening normally!"
Guess someone hadn't read their manuals
Major Attack
Last edited by Major Attack; 28th Sep 2003 at 07:31.