MiG-23 Crash - Michigan - 13 Aug 23
(I never flew the 104, but suspect there may have been other potential reasons to eject than a lack of roll control…
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A large crate of expensive drinks to whoever maintained the ejection seats, though.
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That video isn't from an F-18. It's a Hawk crew (two QFIs) who jumped out after the engine threw a compressor blade at medium level and they were outside of glide range to a runway.
Aviation safety summary
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An East German saying: "If you want a MiG-23, buy a field near an aerodrome and then wait for one to fall in it".
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The air show narrator in fact referred earlier in the day to the F-104 as "Widowmaker".
I can't provide any eye-witness account of the MiG crash.... Thunder Over Michigan is presented twice on two consecutive days, and the morning and afternoon shows are mostly the same. I really enjoyed the morning show . . .
I can't provide any eye-witness account of the MiG crash.... Thunder Over Michigan is presented twice on two consecutive days, and the morning and afternoon shows are mostly the same. I really enjoyed the morning show . . .
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4:05 of video in post #4. Sorry guys for the digress but he says that the Tomcat had a yaw string? On a Mach 2 aircraft?
Update: Apparently true:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=f14+t...h=961&biw=1865
Update: Apparently true:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=f14+t...h=961&biw=1865
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The European F104s had upward ejection seats by Martin Baker.
A guy I flew with ejected on short finals with an engine fire warning, the aircraft landed on its own and was stopped by the barrier. No damage, no fire.
A guy I flew with ejected on short finals with an engine fire warning, the aircraft landed on its own and was stopped by the barrier. No damage, no fire.
I presume one of the three interlinked lakes south of the I-94 as the jet hit the ground around the apartment blocks between the water and the I-94, and crew banged out over the lake.....possibly Ford Lake, the western one of the three?
Just seen this, which confirms crew landed in Belleville Lake and pilot sustained serious, but not life threatening injuries, back seater minor injuries. NTSB investigator already saying crash caused by engine problems (as mentioned in post above cited by witnesses) and crew had declared emergency before banging out.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...t-was-injured/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...t-was-injured/