View Full Version : Is this F-22 Raptor blowing a tyre on take off?
RAF_SARGE
4th Aug 2010, 13:56
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Really looks like debris flying through the air, coupled with smoke and a wobble?
The boys on that forum are pretty convinced, grateful for a professional opinion.
cornish-stormrider
4th Aug 2010, 14:12
could be debris picked up by the tyre and it all got a bit messy till it spat it out...
it's a long shot I know
Runaway Gun
4th Aug 2010, 15:50
He just hadn't amended his checklist:
It's ROTATE, POS ROC, then BRAKES - ON/OFF, GEAR - Retract. ;)
advocatusDIABOLI
4th Aug 2010, 16:32
Hi Guys,
Just my 2p worth:
It's normal in Fast a/c to continue t/o if you blow a tyre, provided you are above certain key speeds. Which he appears to be.
The Rudders are at full right swing (In the 2nd to last pic), indicating he may be correcting a 'drag' swing from a deflating tyre.
It's not usually a big deal, but the clincher would be what happened next? Did he go? or did he leave his gear down and come back a bit later?
Normally, if you blow one on t/o, the key is to Leave the Gear Down!
So, what happened next?
Advo
RAF_SARGE
4th Aug 2010, 17:19
Carried on transatlantic as a pair, in company with a tanker.
Apparently landed Elmendorf, AK safe but with a precautionary Emergency state.
Ali Barber
4th Aug 2010, 22:15
Probably used to driving an automatic and holding it on the foot brake. Now he's in a column shift F-22, he forgot he had the parking brake on?