Is this F-22 Raptor blowing a tyre on take off?

[RAF_SARGE]

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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]

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]

He just hadn't amended his checklist:

It's ROTATE, POS ROC, then BRAKES - ON/OFF, GEAR - Retract.

[advocatusDIABOLI]

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]

Carried on transatlantic as a pair, in company with a tanker.

Apparently landed Elmendorf, AK safe but with a precautionary Emergency state.

[Ali Barber]

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?