And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, December 22, 2022
An expensive airplane to simply drive off the deck like that.
Nope, the pilot was one of the good ones. Went on to do great things... https://www.tailhook.net/2018-Scholarships/LT-KEVIN-COLLING%2C-BLUE-ANGELS%2C-MEMORIAL-SCHOLARSHIP
Not usually, unless there is collateral airframe damage from whatever caused Goldenhands to pull the handles. There’s minimal blast damage to the structure; usually the seat is started up the rails by a different charge than the rocket motor. The canopy & both seats are replaceable. Anything toasted in the cockpit is replaceable or repairable. In this case there was probably significant damage to the structure aft of the nose gear from hitting the deck edge. Each type of airframe is different though, so what I’ve experienced & repaired may not hold true in every case.
This is usually due to a brake failure. If the pilot can't find something to bump into to stop the roll, punching out is the smart response, as the survival rate after dropping nose first into the water is very poor.
Was the pilot John McCain?
ReplyDeleteNope, the pilot was one of the good ones. Went on to do great things... https://www.tailhook.net/2018-Scholarships/LT-KEVIN-COLLING%2C-BLUE-ANGELS%2C-MEMORIAL-SCHOLARSHIP
DeleteNot on that day unless the deck driver was an idiot. I wonder what one of those lexan canopies cost?
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ReplyDeleteA question- when the ejection system is deployed, is the airframe considered as totaled?
ReplyDeleteNot usually, unless there is collateral airframe damage from whatever caused Goldenhands to pull the handles. There’s minimal blast damage to the structure; usually the seat is started up the rails by a different charge than the rocket motor. The canopy & both seats are replaceable. Anything toasted in the cockpit is replaceable or repairable. In this case there was probably significant damage to the structure aft of the nose gear from hitting the deck edge. Each type of airframe is different though, so what I’ve experienced & repaired may not hold true in every case.
DeleteIt's only expensive for the taxpayers.
ReplyDelete- WDS
free (stolen) money
DeleteRino Brutus McCain was in A-4s not F-14s…
ReplyDeleteBad deck-spotting.
ReplyDeleteAnd they're only out a canopy, a pair of seats, and pounding out the dents. It's a Grumman bird, and probably flew again by the end of the month.
Don't forget the water rescue.
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This is usually due to a brake failure. If the pilot can't find something to bump into to stop the roll, punching out is the smart response, as the survival rate after dropping nose first into the water is very poor.
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