Hawk incident near Culdrose
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XX189? What a shame - I first flew it over 40 years ago on the first of the new TWU courses with 63 Sqn at Heaven-in-Devon.
I totalled up 17 which was rather sobering (though none were at my hands!) I count myself fortunate to have got away with it especially given some of the near misses.
Very relieved to hear that both crew walked away, I hope their injuries are minor & they’re back in the air soon.
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Do military aircraft such as the Hawk in question have flight data recorders or CVR's fitted to them?
Do military aircraft such as the Hawk in question have flight data recorders or CVR's fitted to them?
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Do military aircraft such as the Hawk in question have flight data recorders or CVR's fitted to them?
IIRC Thursday war 'let's be a missile' jaunts were normally done solo. Often taking a punter in the back for a jolly. If that's the case today then I guess the ballast got more of a ride than they though they might and the delights of the MB tie and subsequent after dinner dit!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to both!
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Comments on the BBC news page."The pilot was very concerned about the whereabouts of the jet," he said.
"He said they aimed to put it in the Helford River but we saw it heading away from the river."
Why the river and pollute a water course?
At least there were no comments like "Bravely steered away from the local primary school"
"He said they aimed to put it in the Helford River but we saw it heading away from the river."
Why the river and pollute a water course?
At least there were no comments like "Bravely steered away from the local primary school"
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Probably to minimise possible damage to both structures and people, (whilst contaminating the river with jet fuel and killing a few fish), plus I would imagine it would stay relatively intact and in a localised area and reduce the risk of fire / explosion.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
A suitably restrained and laid back comment from the local MP.....
”Johnny Mercer, a defence minister, said that the accident was caused by “suspected engine failure”.“
There’s nothing more to it than that,” he said. “They’ve had a problem, they’ve ejected, they’ve been picked up. We’re assessing them and we’ll have more information in due course.”
Mercer, who represents the constituency where the accident took place, served in the armed forces between 2002 and 2013 after graduating from Sandhurst.”.......
”Johnny Mercer, a defence minister, said that the accident was caused by “suspected engine failure”.“
There’s nothing more to it than that,” he said. “They’ve had a problem, they’ve ejected, they’ve been picked up. We’re assessing them and we’ll have more information in due course.”
Mercer, who represents the constituency where the accident took place, served in the armed forces between 2002 and 2013 after graduating from Sandhurst.”.......
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I know folk discredit Fr24 but I happened to be watching the plane after being alerted to the 7700 indication. The “glide” speed (if, as reported in the press, an engine failure) seemed to vary between 250 and 350 until the trace stopped over the sea at around 2500ft, I think. Isn’t that a bit fast?
Or is the whole trace rubbish?
Or is the whole trace rubbish?
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Engine failure. Nobody has said birdstrike yet. Birds of the Herring Gull size do kill engines, including Adours. Could be as simple as that. I have seen Adours totally wasted by bird strike FODing. The Jigsaw puzzle will not take long to be put together.
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"He said they aimed to put it in the Helford River but we saw it heading away from the river."
Why the river and pollute a water course?
Why the river and pollute a water course?
At least there were no comments like "Bravely steered away from the local primary school"
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Well... many accident threads on PPruNe certainly lead me to take things like speed with a pinch of salt, especially at low altitudes. Unless the speed is transmitted on ADS-B or similar, it’s calculated from successive positions and if an aircraft is manoeuvring it can be highly inaccurate.