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Old 14th Nov 2005, 10:53
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jollybuccaneer
 
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I agree with Tarnished and also applaud Dave's safe landing. As a former Hunter poler I know it is a hard decision to make because the Hunter nose section has a propensity to break away or bend on forced landings which can precipitate a below speed and usually fatal ejection. But with power available, a long runway and especially the drop tanks fitted, quite a few crew have walked away unscratched.

The only thing puzzling me from the pix is why was the brake chute not deployed? Unless the electrics were out, this would have shortened the drag distance by quite a lot.
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