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Sidewinder misfire

Shinova wrote: http://members.fortunecity.com/jpayne/t ... mating.jpg

WOOOO! Hot tank on tank action!

I don't get the first one...

These are great for Photoshop.

Warspite wrote:I don't get the first one...

Looks like the plane missed the arrestor line.

Warspite wrote:I don't get the first one...

These are great for Photoshop.

The first one is the pilot did`nt stop in time.

Yep, I think I'm going to move this to AP

EDIT: Damn you Olrik

I can't even fathom how that last pic happened....

Dalton wrote:

Warspite wrote:I don't get the first one...

Looks like the plane missed the arrestor line.

I don't consider it a blunder in the class of the others... *shrugs*

The guy in the first pic looks funny, too. I bet hes thinking: "Uh.....shouldn't I have....stopped....by now?" *SPLASH*

What happens in the first pic case? Does he eject or can he lift off again? Or does he die crashing into the ocean?

Colonel Olrik wrote:What happens in the first pic case? Does he eject or can he lift off again? Or does he die crashing into the ocean?

Unless the pilot really screwed up he just comes around for another approach.

LOL, nice... how recently did these all take place?

Colonel Olrik wrote:What happens in the first pic case? Does he eject or can he lift off again? Or does he die crashing into the ocean?

The plane is undergoing a normal takeoff. This particular picture was taken with an incredibly fast shutter speed, giving the allusion that the plane is standing still, when it is in fact going around 200mph.

Wicked Pilot wrote:The plane is undergoing a normal takeoff. This particular picture was taken with an incredibly fast shutter speed, giving the allusion that the plane is standing still, when it is in fact going around 200mph.

Really? Could of fooled me. Still the guy in the plane looks worried to me.

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:

Wicked Pilot wrote:The plane is undergoing a normal takeoff. This particular picture was taken with an incredibly fast shutter speed, giving the allusion that the plane is standing still, when it is in fact going around 200mph.

Really? Could of fooled me. Still the guy in the plane looks worried to me.

Wouldn't the pilot be unconscious at this point, or nearly unconscious?

Shinova wrote:Wouldn't the pilot be unconscious at this point, or nearly unconscious?

No, what would make you think that?

Wicked Pilot wrote:

Shinova wrote:Wouldn't the pilot be unconscious at this point, or nearly unconscious?

No, what would make you think that?

It's just that I read somewhere that when an aircraft launches from a carrier via catapult system, they're briefly exposed to extreme G's that cause them to lose consciousness for a moment.

ROFL.

That first sidewinder one is priceless.

Shinova wrote:It's just that I read somewhere that when an aircraft launches from a carrier via catapult system, they're briefly exposed to extreme G's that cause them to lose consciousness for a moment.

I don't know the exact speeds involved, but a good ballpark figure is that the plane is accelerated from 0-200mph in 2s. This equates to about 4.5 Gs, which is nothing to a fighter pilot. Myself, as a general aviation pilot (but in very good physical shape), pulled more than that during an incentive flight in an AT-38B without much difficultly.

I think what you're refering to is that because of the forward acceleration, the pilot is unable to hold the stick without inadvertily pulling back, causing the aircraft to pitch up and stall. This is why he/she will always grab the handles on the front of the canopy while taking off, and only grab the controls when the plane is off the catapult. During the launch, the pilot is conscious, but not in control.


*Edit: Now that I think about it, you may be mistakenly refering to ejection seat launches.

Wicked Pilot wrote:

Colonel Olrik wrote:What happens in the first pic case? Does he eject or can he lift off again? Or does he die crashing into the ocean?

The plane is undergoing a normal takeoff. This particular picture was taken with an incredibly fast shutter speed, giving the allusion that the plane is standing still, when it is in fact going around 200mph.

Should not its catapult attachment thingy on the nose gear be down? I was thinking that it was probably a takeoff, but then I saw that.

Shinova wrote:Enjoy! First three are from this site:

What is really scary is that me and a coworker recognise where this picture was taken: Ft Hood, along the north range road. Both of us have either been stationed there or trained there...

Howedar wrote:Should not its catapult attachment thingy on the nose gear be down? I was thinking that it was probably a takeoff, but then I saw that.

I too was wondering about that. However, if it was a bolter then I would think that the tail hook should be down and visible.

Wicked Pilot wrote:I too was wondering about that. However, if it was a bolter then I would think that the tail hook should be down and visible.

Since it's supposed to be a military blunder, what if he 'boltered' as a result of trying to land without the hook down?

The pilot's hands don't seem to be on the cockpit rim handles (these are at head height, or are otherwise visible from outside the aircraft, correct?) which suggests that it isn't a takeoff.

On even further examination, this time on the ship itself, it appears that the vessel does not have two cats on the port side. If it did, then you would see two jagged ends sticking off the front of the deck, one end under the Hornet's flight path. The ship obviousily has none, therefore the picture in question must be of a bolter. As to where the tailhook is, that could be in just behind of and on top of the left gear strut.

Case closed, I hope.