MiG-23 Crash - Michigan - 13 Aug 23
Dodgy maintainence ? Same plane lost its canopy in flight at Oshkosh this year.
MiG-23UB N23UB (8107) #A207EB lost a forward canopy window over EAA Airventure 2023 at Oshkosh.
MiG-23UB N23UB (8107) #A207EB lost a forward canopy window over EAA Airventure 2023 at Oshkosh.
Another angle in this Youtube clip.......its almost as if the donk had flamed out, it sounds in this clip if it's no more than idle perhaps?
Crew were lucky to get out looking at the KM-1 seat parameters and method of ejecting.
Could have been a terrible outcome on the ground, but seems luck intervened.
Crew were lucky to get out looking at the KM-1 seat parameters and method of ejecting.
Could have been a terrible outcome on the ground, but seems luck intervened.
This was the airplane that struck fear into the USAF Red Hats at Tonopah. Can't help wondering about the judgement behind making it a civilian air show performer.
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Could have been a terrible outcome on the ground, but seems luck intervened.
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Having flown this side of the pond in all kinds of my personal, and other’s expensive multi/warbird hardware, I am impressed at the level of maintenance.
Bring It….
Another angle in this Youtube clip.......its almost as if the donk had flamed out, it sounds in this clip if it's no more than idle perhaps?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEWIxlIOwM
Crew were lucky to get out looking at the KM-1 seat parameters and method of ejecting.
Could have been a terrible outcome on the ground, but seems luck intervened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEWIxlIOwM
Crew were lucky to get out looking at the KM-1 seat parameters and method of ejecting.
Could have been a terrible outcome on the ground, but seems luck intervened.
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A Fedex (MD-11 pilot) neighbor knows the owner of the "former" Mig-23.
Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping the FAA off of his back.
This video is from right next to a Canadian AFB (CFB), about 12 years ago.
----flopzone: this is partly for you, and you might have seen this successful Dual Bailout from CFB Cold Lake Canada ("12 years ago"), from an jet, with a Danish student in the front (red & white shoulder patch):
A different video might depict their slow flight (near Vmc?) and the quick roll into the failed or "stalled" engine.. Iirc, this accident was caused by either birds or an unrelated (not birds) compressor stall due to whatever factors.
Sidenote: please be aware that a pilot had a fatal accident at Cold Lake in an F-18 in 2016 or so-----
Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping the FAA off of his back.
This video is from right next to a Canadian AFB (CFB), about 12 years ago.
----flopzone: this is partly for you, and you might have seen this successful Dual Bailout from CFB Cold Lake Canada ("12 years ago"), from an jet, with a Danish student in the front (red & white shoulder patch):
A different video might depict their slow flight (near Vmc?) and the quick roll into the failed or "stalled" engine.. Iirc, this accident was caused by either birds or an unrelated (not birds) compressor stall due to whatever factors.
Sidenote: please be aware that a pilot had a fatal accident at Cold Lake in an F-18 in 2016 or so-----
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A Fedex (MD-11 pilot) neighbor knows the owner of the "former" Mig-23.
Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping the FAA off of his back.
flopzone: this is partly for you, and you might have seen this successful Dual Bailout from CFB Cold Lake Canada ("12 years ago"), from an F-18 with a Danish student in the front (red & white shoulder patch):
A different video might depict their slow flight (near Vmc?) and the quick roll into the failed or "stalled" engine.. Iirc, this accident was caused by either birds or an unrelated (not birds) compressor stall due to whatever factors.
Sidenote: please be aware that a pilot had a fatal accident at Cold Lake in an F-18 in 2016 or so-----
Brave Pilots Emerge after ejecting from fighter Jet 2.AVI - YouTube
Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping the FAA off of his back.
flopzone: this is partly for you, and you might have seen this successful Dual Bailout from CFB Cold Lake Canada ("12 years ago"), from an F-18 with a Danish student in the front (red & white shoulder patch):
A different video might depict their slow flight (near Vmc?) and the quick roll into the failed or "stalled" engine.. Iirc, this accident was caused by either birds or an unrelated (not birds) compressor stall due to whatever factors.
Sidenote: please be aware that a pilot had a fatal accident at Cold Lake in an F-18 in 2016 or so-----
Brave Pilots Emerge after ejecting from fighter Jet 2.AVI - YouTube
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What surprises me is that there were two crew in an aircraft performing at an air display.
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"If I had enough control to roll inverted I didn't need to eject".
I've seen several ejections from heavy cold war, high energy aircraft like Phantoms. They all seem to have one thing in common in that they appear to have zero control, appear to wallow before ejection.
Is this just the nature of the beast with these aircraft?
Is this just the nature of the beast with these aircraft?