Belgian AF F-16 damaged
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"One technician incurred hearing impairment."
Probably from the line technician's post accident one-way interview!
Probably from the line technician's post accident one-way interview!
IF this is not a hoax then a LOT of holes in the cheese all lined up..or someone knew exactly what they were doing!
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Lessons repeatedly learnt and forgotten - how many times have aircraft on airfields and carriers been hit by weapons being armed and serviced whilst pointing directly at them? Wasn’t that what sight lines were established pointing out at sea or empty land?
Bad enough in the days when aircraft were lined up on pans in front of hangars. In the days of airfields where aircraft are kept in HAS on sites purposely designed to prevent fratricide it’s unforgivable.
The person responsible isnt the technician - the system is designed to cope with that. It’s all those in the chain above him/her who have, apparently, disregarded every safety precaution in place to prevent exactly such an event.
One hopes the individual wont become a scapegoat.
Bad enough in the days when aircraft were lined up on pans in front of hangars. In the days of airfields where aircraft are kept in HAS on sites purposely designed to prevent fratricide it’s unforgivable.
The person responsible isnt the technician - the system is designed to cope with that. It’s all those in the chain above him/her who have, apparently, disregarded every safety precaution in place to prevent exactly such an event.
One hopes the individual wont become a scapegoat.
Wow. Armed acft in the hangar...
no bullet trap...
somehow over-ride the squat switch...
activate the gun without checking all above...
The technician will be wishing he had been standing in front of it.
no bullet trap...
somehow over-ride the squat switch...
activate the gun without checking all above...
The technician will be wishing he had been standing in front of it.
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Either it was intentional or something else happened they are not telling us.
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Interesting title for the thread, looking at the pictures I'd say maybe amend it to destroyed
Thankfully nobody was seriously injured and they still have 54 others left
Thankfully nobody was seriously injured and they still have 54 others left
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Wow. Armed acft in the hangar...
no bullet trap...
somehow over-ride the squat switch...
activate the gun without checking all above...
no bullet trap...
somehow over-ride the squat switch...
activate the gun without checking all above...
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Thanks, gents. As an amateur in this field I was wondering about 'weight on wheels'.
I have also learned a couple of new buzz-words.
I have also learned a couple of new buzz-words.
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squat switches inop you suggest
activate the gun without checking all above...
BGG do you remember the Harrier fired off the SNEBS in the hangar? I could list several instances, aircraft on an operational turnround would be armed in the HAS on exercise. Indeed we had one ******** pilot as an inject fire off the Phimat in a Manned HAS, he came close to counting knuckles.
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squat switches and 'weight on wheels' are the same thing.
The Americans when teaching our Chinook crews used to disconnect the switches BTW
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