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BEagle
19th Jul 2013, 12:18
It seems that Tyndall have lost yet another drone after a QF-4 crashed on take-off:
Unmanned QF-4 crashes at Tyndall (http://www.eglin.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123356268)
Another drone was also destroyed on 10 July when controllers were 'unable to land the aircraft'.
:hmm:
Rhino power
19th Jul 2013, 14:14
Terrible waste of a magnificent aircraft... F-4s converted to drones, sacrilege!
-RP
Willard Whyte
19th Jul 2013, 15:34
Not as much as a waste of a 'Six'.
http://www.f-16.net/attachments/qf-106_shootdown.jpg
XV277
19th Jul 2013, 16:22
Better than the scrapyard? At least it went out doing what it loved ...:):)
Abbey Road
19th Jul 2013, 18:26
At least it went out doing what it loved ...Eh? It loved crashing? :}
mickjoebill
13th Feb 2014, 11:55
The cause was mechanical.
Autopilot problems caused July QRF-4 drone crash | sUAS News (http://www.suasnews.com/2014/02/27492/autopilot-problems-caused-july-qrf-4-drone-crash/)
Mickjoebill
Dengue_Dude
13th Feb 2014, 12:08
Since the Scots won't have pounds to pay for them, there may well be six or seven Q-L1011s available . . .
Bollotom
13th Feb 2014, 12:36
Oh, I don't know. Perhaps they can get some Groats from John O. Should be legal tender if Wee Eck has his way. :cool:
CoffmanStarter
13th Feb 2014, 14:49
Just interested ... Does anyone know how may QF-4's remain in operation with the Americans ? I thought the QF-16 was to replace the Phantom Target Drones ?
Coffman
In one of the articles, I think the one last year either announcing that they are moving to QF-16's or that this was the last F-4 being converted to a QF-4,
it said how many they had left.
It wasn't many.
I'll see if I can find it.
Edit
The last one was converted in May 2013.
They also have some QF-4's that they fly themselves as chase planes so I suppose it depends on whether these will also end up being used as targets or kept as flyers.
melmothtw
13th Feb 2014, 16:00
The cause
The cause was mechanical.
Autopilot problems caused July QRF-4 drone crash
| sUAS News (http://apicdn.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=1e857e7500cdd32403f752206c297a3d&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pprune.org%2Fmilitary-aircrew%2F519480-another-drone-bites-dust.html&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suasnews.com%2F2014%2F02%2F27492%2Fauto pilot-problems-caused-july-qrf-4-drone-crash%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pprune.org%2Fmilitary-aircrew-57%2F)
Mickjoebill
Well, it wasn't pilot error...
CoffmanStarter
13th Feb 2014, 16:20
Many thanks 500N :ok: