Originally Posted by
OK465
some T-6 numbers:
ejection seat: altitude 0 to 35,000 ft. airspeed 0 to 370 knots.
uncontrolled: min ejection altitude 6000' AGL. Safe ejection possible in 10,000 fpm descent. controlled ejection: recommended 2000-3000' AGL.
forced landing: high key 3000-2500' AGL, trained to proficiency
(family member was a T-6 instructor....and T-34)
Not the F-16. There have been numerous successful engine out landings, one notable at the old NAS Glenview, down thru the wx.
Agree.
You answered my question regarding training for engine failure, thanks.
I don't understand why they rode it to the ground and then hit a house? The guy in the USMC C-130 rode it to the ground and found a field.
Surely a mysterious accident. RIP to the deceased.