No Jacko,

Simply that as Safeware has said, his name is on the side.

Sorry if that has caused any confusion

Typhoon shots
 

I have some great photos of the Typhoon 'incident' unfortunately I can't attach them to my post!!!!

Smudger552 are these photos in the public domain yet because I have a number of photos as well that seem to be doing the rounds. About 12 photos before, during and after.

PA

Typhoon Mishap
 

I guess we must consider them to be in the "Public Domain" as I have recieved them from several different places.

On a related note.

Can't find the original thread where last year's Fairford Typhoon 'incident' was discussed, but there is a very clear video at the link below. I don't think it's been posted before - apologies if it has.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/viewer.php?id=5332

STM, it *was* posted at the time, but anyone trying to find the original thread would be hard pressed to locate it using the search function here. So I don't think too many apologies are required!

By the by, I've found that googling in the search terms one is hunting for and then adding 'pprune' to the end of the search string will usually get you to the thread.

I remember when the PRuNe search function actually worked.

It still does, Jacko, and it is better than ever. Just needs to be used properly:rolleyes:

Theres a photo of the actual incident over on keypublishing.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53305

Scroll down to reply number 16, must have been quite a sight!

Regards, RP

Just spotted this on another forum. Quite amazing;

http://whmc.org.uk/euro.pps

They just gotta do something about those full nose down canards before the next time!

By the look of what is coming out of the jet pipes, the engines didn't take kindly to being fed ground up runway.

I would think the intakes and engines are going to be the most expensive things to repair in this case, perhaps they should fit castors under the intakes?

Skid blocks would be a good idea - use some of that F1 technology!

slide show pictures
 

Got a very impressive powerpoint presentation of the landing in an email today which I've attempted to post, but failed. If someone could pm me with the instructions on how to do it I'll put them up.

Edit - Just seen Another St Evian's post (who clearly does know how)

IFR probe
 

..was that meant to be deployed?

Maybe if he had selected IFR the nose U/C would have come out!!!

PA

Skid blocks would be a good idea - use some of that MF7 technology!

:8

The PowerPoint is here

IFRP - '..was that meant to be deployed?'

yes - stops Automatic Low Speed Recovery from kicking in and taking you skyward again.

sw

Presumably the nub of the problem was that automatic nosewheel up overrode manual undercarriage down and automatic nosedown canards overrode full back stick then automatic scratch my nose cost the manual taxpayer automatically the price of a new teabag?

A better(!) set of pics of the incident, those EJ200s look very second hand!:ouch:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ad.php?t=71070

Regards, RP

Sorry, on reflection, that was a little obscure. MF7 = Maurice Farman Longhorn :}


http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/w...s/longhorn.jpg



I bet those guys on AH&N would have got it, though on reflection they'd probably start pointing out why the design wouldn't work in a supersonic environment :ugh:

I would call that an a spectacular landing!

Here

Any news on the airworthiness of the airframe? The last rumour I heard was that it's pretty shagged - with some fracture lines found. Typhoon Chrimbo tree here we come...

batfink, when I find out you can be sure I won't post the answer here.

This is, after all, a rumour net so please feel free to rumour and speculate but don't be aggreived if you get crap answers.

Very true! Sorry for being so low as to ask a serious question!
Guess I'll have to see if it's tail number appears in the skies - evidence, after all, quashes all rumours! ;)

batfink, if you have a need to know, ring Caroline Hogg at Coningsby and ask her.

Some chap called Rusty posted these on Sunday to an aviation public usenet newsgroup so they can be consisdered to be in the public domain. If they have been posted before, apologies as I have been away for three weeks.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture01.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture02.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture03.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture05.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture06.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Picture15.jpg