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Inverting an AC-130 Gunship over the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:25 pm
Holy shite.
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One of the Air Force Special Operations Command’s brand-spanking-new AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships has to be scrapped due to a test flight that went horribly awry. Luckily nobody was harmed but the $115 million dollar highly-modified Super Hercules will never fly again.
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While being operated at roughly 15,000ft, “the aircraft exceeded the targeted angle of sideslip until it departed controlled flight,” the report states. It “momentarily inverted, before being recovered after losing approximately 5,000ft of altitude.”
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Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:26 pm to KosmoCramer
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:28 pm to KosmoCramer
what a f'n waste.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:28 pm to KosmoCramer
pilot’s “excessive rudder
hate when that happens
hate when that happens
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:28 pm to KosmoCramer
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:30 pm to KosmoCramer
Welp, somebody's USAF career just went bye bye.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:30 pm to KosmoCramer
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:30 pm to Bama and Beer
Denzel flying that thing?
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:34 pm to KosmoCramer
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“the aircraft exceeded the targeted angle of sideslip until it departed controlled flight,
Sounds like Les Miles speaking
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:34 pm to MorbidTheClown
I have a question. This guy asked when a 4 prop plane was used in combat? Don't we have AC130s seeing alot of action in last 10 years?
Thread in question About Russian Bombing ISIS
eta: Nevermind He said Bomber. I was confused. I'm a dumdum
Thread in question About Russian Bombing ISIS
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This post was edited on 11/20/15 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:35 pm to MorbidTheClown
Someone's career is Done. Sucks
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:48 pm to chesty
Check out this crazy stunt: Cobra stunt
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:49 pm to KosmoCramer
so what happens ? did it put too much stress on some parts of the plane where it's not safe to fly again?
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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until it departed controlled flight
So basically they were just along for the ride for a while there and are lucky to be alive. I realize that's not funny, but the way they put it is kind of amusing.
Sounds like in their recovery, they bent the air frame and damaged the wings and flaperons to the point where the whole thing is a total loss.
This post was edited on 11/20/15 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 11/20/15 at 2:59 pm to MorbidTheClown
The comments section offered these:
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It's possible the aircraft did receive very real structural damage but didn't fail catastrophically
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It went over it’s designed load limits. The airframe was compromised.
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Found on ebay: 2015 USAF Ghostrider Gunship One of a kind Babied...never tracked or raced...never wintered. New wings and recently replaced OEM flight crew buckets. $50 million OBO. No tire kickers, no mavericks.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 3:01 pm to BestBanker
someone explain this in English? 
i know they are totaling it but why?
i know they are totaling it but why?
Posted on 11/20/15 at 3:02 pm to KosmoCramer
man its bad that when i hear AC130 i think of CoD
Posted on 11/20/15 at 3:02 pm to KosmoCramer
When did this happen. Saw one taking off out off Belle Chase yesterday.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 3:03 pm to LSUvegasbombed
seems like the doohickey came loose causing the thingamajig to slam into the watchamacallit damaging the thingambob.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 3:05 pm to LSUvegasbombed
Extreme stress on the airframe. The structure of the airframe when loaded down are not meant to sustain maneuvers like that. It's basically like bending the chassis in your car. And the flight engineers that were kicked out of the AC-130s are laughing right now.
I hope to god that the loaders were all strapped in because that's a very dangerous situation. If you've been inside an AC-130 you should know how scary it would be to go inverted in one.
I hope to god that the loaders were all strapped in because that's a very dangerous situation. If you've been inside an AC-130 you should know how scary it would be to go inverted in one.
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