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re: F-16 down in Beauregard parish
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:39 pm to DarthRebel
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:39 pm to DarthRebel
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Did not want Navy to get all the glory
The F16 was designed in the 1970s, that is just staggering.
So was the F-18. The YF-16 and the YF-17 were the last two competitors for the small multi-role fighter competition back in the 70s. The USAF chose the YF-16 to go into final design and production as the F-16. The USN, on the other hand, preferred the twin-engine design and larger airframe of the YF-17 for carrier based operations and chose the YF-17 to go into final design and production as the F-18, the plane shown crashing in your gif.
They're the same age, though the F-18 has gone through more extensive redesign, particularly to the airframe itself, since its inception than the F-16 has.
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Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:39 pm to Douglas Quaid
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female pilot?
Great minds
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:41 pm to cable
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Are we still building F-16s?
No not still building. Still flying and upkeeping those in good order. Also saw that we sold off a chunk to some middle eastern country.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:42 pm to cable
Still making a few for foreign customers
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:42 pm to Douglas Quaid
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female pilot?
Several female pilots crushed it at the airshow this past weekend
No idea why this is getting downvoted. Maybe jealousy that the big manly men here don't get to fly f35s
This post was edited on 3/23/22 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:43 pm to Saskwatch
I always heard that due to the extreme nature of forces on the pilot during an ejection, a pilot was effectively grounded from flying a fighter ever again…
that sounds like BS to me just looking for someone to verify.
that sounds like BS to me just looking for someone to verify.
This post was edited on 3/23/22 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:47 pm to Dawgwithnoname
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female pilot?
Notice the story says "their" not his or her?
Reporters are twits.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:47 pm to jbgleason
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:22 pm to SirWinston
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Our military doesn't win anymore
bullshite.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:24 pm to stout
Bretrand Rd isn't a very populated area.
—-That’s the best news in this story
—-That’s the best news in this story
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:24 pm to DarthRebel
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The F16 was designed in the 1970s, that is just staggering.
They still sell them to other countries.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:25 pm to Luedog7
Great. $14.6 million gone in an instant. Hooray.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:26 pm to BillyGibbons
Not necessarily true.
Your injuries are evaluated and then a decision is made. I know a few people who have survived ejections and are still flying, and I also know a guy who didn’t fly again because of injuries sustained from an ejection.
Not all ejections are created equal.
Your injuries are evaluated and then a decision is made. I know a few people who have survived ejections and are still flying, and I also know a guy who didn’t fly again because of injuries sustained from an ejection.
Not all ejections are created equal.
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:39 pm to Douglas Quaid
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female pilot?
Chinese
Posted on 3/23/22 at 2:40 pm to DarthRebel
Seems a little last minute to eject, or is that normal?
Posted on 3/23/22 at 3:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Seems a little last minute to eject, or is that normal?
Given the quality of the footage and the tarmac you can see, that was at some kind of airfield (maybe at an airshow?) and the pilot probably stayed with the plane longer than he would have otherwise to try to ensure the plane didn't crash into people or structures.
Modern ejection seats are 0/0 seats, so the pilot can survive ejecting in an upright attitude from 0 altitude and 0 airspeed. Earlier systems wouldn't allow for a pilot to survive ejecting slow and low; the pilot would hit the ground before the parachute could fully open. Even with modern seats, ejecting extremely low and rolled isn't the most healthy thing to do because the ground is still there, though it's better than staying in the jet. That said, I think the current USAF ejection seat is built to safely eject the pilot inverted above 150 feet or so. I've no idea what the USN uses.
This post was edited on 3/23/22 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 3/23/22 at 3:12 pm to BillyGibbons
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I always heard that due to the extreme nature of forces on the pilot during an ejection, a pilot was effectively grounded from flying a fighter ever again…
Negative last navy ace ejected from a phantom kept flying for years
F15 designed in 70s too
Posted on 3/23/22 at 3:35 pm to Luedog7
Dying in a fiery crash maybe the better alternative than to end up in Beauregard Parish
Posted on 3/23/22 at 4:13 pm to Giantkiller
Not necessarily true. They'll salvage what they can from the aircraft, which will likely be a lot, after the safety investigation board.
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