CF 18 down, Lethbridge, Alberta.
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CF 18 down, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Practicing for this weekends airshow, CF 18 goes down, pilot ejected ok.
CF-18 crashes, burns at Lethbridge airport
CF-18 crashes, burns at Lethbridge airport
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Some additional pictures here of the last few seconds:
Lethbridge CF-18 jet fighter crash - The Globe and Mail
Lethbridge CF-18 jet fighter crash - The Globe and Mail
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In the video.....is that realy `Staying alive` by the Bee Gees being played on the PA?
Some of the still photos appear to show exhaust nozzles at different diameters as the pilot leaves
Some of the still photos appear to show exhaust nozzles at different diameters as the pilot leaves
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Ouch, those pictures show him with his chin on his chest, he must feel like he has been headbanging at a Motorhead concert this morning!
Good news that he got out safely, as Whacky Wheeler used to say...... "Chief can I have another jet please? This one seems to be broken"!!!
Good news that he got out safely, as Whacky Wheeler used to say...... "Chief can I have another jet please? This one seems to be broken"!!!
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Ouch, those pictures show him with his chin on his chest
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Yet Another Airshow Crash
Looks like a* 'slow-speed' *{practice} demonstration pass just above the runway... with a classic aerodynamic stall.
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Likely cause ??
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What is the most common cause of airshow type mishaps, from historical safety investigation data ?
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Likely cause ??
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What is the most common cause of airshow type mishaps, from historical safety investigation data ?
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When the canopy flies away, at roughly 0:26 in the video, two bright flashes can be seen on both sides of the canopy which most likely came from the canopy jettison system rocket motors? Watch it in full screen and pause it at 0:26 and a half.
pass just above the runway... with a classic aerodynamic stall.
What is the most common cause of airshow type mishaps, from historical safety investigation data ?
"Ejected the plane" - well that's one way of looking at it !
LM
(Competition winner IAT 1976).
Look very closely at the photos, the aircraft lost an engine in high alpha flight similar to what happened in Paris to the Mig 29. The left jet nozzle is full open one as normally would be expected at at full burner and the right nozzle is closed. In the next photo, there is a gout of flame from the left engine, but not the right this is probably due to the engine ingesting the fuel/flame. In addition the the aircraft rolled right most likely due to full power, and below Vmc min control speed where the aerodynamics of the rudder do not have enough power to overcome the yaw/roll response.
Originally Posted by rigpiggy
I know it's hardly news, but Lord - aren't there some weird people in this World?
According to several Canucks on the discussion thread at that CBC link, this was no accident - it was deliberately pre-planned by their Government in order to justify the CAF procurement of F-35.
