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F-16 Viper Flies Home With 1/2 A Wing
Some amazing pictures of an F16 Viper that flew home with half a wing after a mid air collision during a training mission in Oklahoma.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/thi...6/+chris-mills
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I always loved the F-16. I remember watching them do touch and go's when I lived at Ramstein AFB in Germany
Crazy. I see they talk about the F-15 that lost a whole wing in the article and why this may be as impressive.
The pancaked F-16 was amazing too for a plane the fly boys refer to as "the lawn dart".
The F15 video is incredible. That pilot only had to 10 miles with 1 wing, still no small feat. The F16 pilot went 100 miles with a partial wing, again no small feat. Amazing technology, engineering and most importantly piloting by everyone.
"A wise man recognizes that although he cannot always control what happens to him, he can always control how he reacts to his failures. As long as he keeps his faith in God and in himself, nothing can permanently defeat him."
100 miles?! They must of been serving lobster that night. I wonder how many airports he passed to get home?
Originally Posted by RMAC757
From the article:
The extent of the damage is remarkable, with a massive portion of the wing ripped off like a shark took a chunk out of it mid-air. Even more remarkable is that the pilot of the stricken Viper was able to safely fly back to base, well over 100 miles from where the collision occurred.
"A wise man recognizes that although he cannot always control what happens to him, he can always control how he reacts to his failures. As long as he keeps his faith in God and in himself, nothing can permanently defeat him."
That is impressive. My buddy at work told me that a Phantom is proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly. I'll take his word for that.
Yeah, I read that. But what struck me as wild is the absence of any other airports. At that point.....I'm looking for a long strip of pavement. The structural integrity of the aircraft was gone and God knows what he was leaking. Unlike the Eagle pilot, he knew his wing was gone and was 100 miles away from home. I've flown all over that whole state and I know there are long fields everywhere. Hell, I'd even try Salina. But, like every other superstitious pilot, I wasn't, so I won't go there.
Last edited by RMAC757; 02-21-2015 at 23:04.
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