CF 18 down, Lethbridge, Alberta.
 

Practicing for this weekends airshow, CF 18 goes down, pilot ejected ok.

CF-18 crashes, burns at Lethbridge airport

Some additional pictures here of the last few seconds:

Lethbridge CF-18 jet fighter crash - The Globe and Mail

More pictures.

Photoblog - Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes

Fltlt,

" Ejected the plane " - well that's one way of looking at it !

In the video.....is that realy `Staying alive` by the Bee Gees being played on the PA?

Some of the still photos appear to show exhaust nozzles at different diameters as the pilot leaves

Ouch, those pictures show him with his chin on his chest, he must feel like he has been headbanging at a Motorhead concert this morning!
Good news that he got out safely, as Whacky Wheeler used to say...... "Chief can I have another jet please? This one seems to be broken"!!!

Here's a link to the vid.

CF-18 fighter jet crashes in Lethbridge

Lucky boy!

Regards,
BH.

I'm glad 'Boozer' got out OK.
Amazing pics & vid.

- very easy to do if the ejection decision is sudden (as this would have been) and there is no time to brace back against the headrest. I finished up with two huge black bruises beneath my eyes where the oxy mask was pushed in and some neck/shoulder strain that took a while to go away - but preferable to the other option:)

Is it just the angle, or did the top of the seat hit the canopy away from the aircraft? :confused:

That brings back vivid memories of my 'chute opening low over the fireball.

Sharpens the mind no end.

Very reminiscent of Anatoly Kvotchur's exit from the MiG-29 at Le Bourget, which was due to asymmetric engine response at the crucial moment, as Bigt suggests.

Yet Another Airshow Crash
 

Looks like a* 'slow-speed' *{practice} demonstration pass just above the runway... with a classic aerodynamic stall.
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Likely cause ??
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What is the most common cause of airshow type mishaps, from historical safety investigation data ?
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When the canopy flies away, at roughly 0:26 in the video, two bright flashes can be seen on both sides of the canopy which most likely came from the canopy jettison system rocket motors? Watch it in full screen and pause it at 0:26 and a half.

Maybe loss of dynamic directional stability at high alpha. My aeroplane suffered that.

Total lack of skill by the pilot - that's what.

Sure is.....!!!

LM
(Competition winner IAT 1976).

Buster- It's the angle of the pic- The canopy was well clear of the seat.
Lucky guy! They don't come much closer than that.:\

Some do............

Look very closely at the photos, the aircraft lost an engine in high alpha flight similar to what happened in Paris to the Mig 29. The left jet nozzle is full open one as normally would be expected at at full burner and the right nozzle is closed. In the next photo, there is a gout of flame from the left engine, but not the right this is probably due to the engine ingesting the fuel/flame. In addition the the aircraft rolled right most likely due to full power, and below Vmc min control speed where the aerodynamics of the rudder do not have enough power to overcome the yaw/roll response.

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Originally Posted by rigpiggy

Read more: CBC News - Calgary - Fighter jet crashes at Alberta airport

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I know it's hardly news, but Lord - aren't there some weird people in this World? :eek:

According to several Canucks on the discussion thread at that CBC link, this was no accident - it was deliberately pre-planned by their Government in order to justify the CAF procurement of F-35. :8

Come on, Lightning Mate, do tell, we're dying to know!