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Edmund Spencer
8th Dec 2020, 05:45
Two pilots have been forced to eject from a fighter jet (http://9news.com.au/aircraft) at Amberley Airbase, south-west of Ipswich (http://9news.com.au/ipswich) in Queensland.
The incident involving an F/A-18 occurred near a runway about 2.30pm.
tartare
8th Dec 2020, 06:56
Interesting video on Ch9 just now.
What you can't see from the still of the blackened jet is that it's still trundling along on the grass - without the two occupants!
Not clear if under power or just the inertia built up during the takeoff roll.
See:
https://7news.com.au/news/accidents/pilots-forced-to-eject-as-military-jet-emergency-unfolds-at-raaf-base-amberley-c-1730017
Helluva hard landing for ejectees, looks like quite a crosswind and the jet only stops when the nose gear collapses.
josephfeatherweight
8th Dec 2020, 07:39
Helluva hard landing for ejectees, looks like quite a crosswind and the jet only stops when the nose gear collapses.
It's not easy to see, but I don't think the nosewheel collapses - I think it runs into a ditch.
Buster Hyman
8th Dec 2020, 08:05
Hopefully more salvageable than the last one.
Also a thread on the Australa/NZ forum.
https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/637300-raaf-f18-ejection-qld.html#post10942691
dead_pan
8th Dec 2020, 11:48
Interesting video on Ch9 just now.
What you can't see from the still of the blackened jet is that it's still trundling along on the grass - without the two occupants!
Not clear if under power or just the inertia built up during the takeoff roll.
See:
https://7news.com.au/news/accidents/pilots-forced-to-eject-as-military-jet-emergency-unfolds-at-raaf-base-amberley-c-1730017
Helluva hard landing for ejectees, looks like quite a crosswind and the jet only stops when the nose gear collapses.
They look like screengrabs from a video.