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Subject: Heroic french pilot saves his aircraft
Phaid    6/1/2008 12:47:15 AM
Just kidding, he veered off the runway and promptly punched out:

www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL2216239720080522
 
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Phaid       6/1/2008 12:57:55 AM
For sale cheap, only flown and ejected once:





As we see from the lower photo, the pilot was clearly in mortal danger and his only choice was to abandon the aircraft.
 
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ArtyEngineer       6/1/2008 1:34:34 AM
dont be such a troll.  When an aircraft taxis on to an unimproved surface at speed anything can happen to include ending up in a crumpled flaming wreck.  Pilot totally justified in punching out.
 
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ugadawg5       6/1/2008 10:38:00 PM
HAHAHAHA!  FRENCHIES!
 
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Claymore       6/2/2008 3:27:33 AM
I am drooling at the MICAs on that bird.

They can fire 20 Km BACKWARDS can you believe that?

 
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displacedjim       6/2/2008 10:35:54 AM

I am drooling at the MICAs on that bird.

They can fire 20 Km BACKWARDS can you believe that?



Then maybe they should leave that jet where it is, hook a ground cart up to it for power, and keep it manned as their air defense battery for the airfield?
 
 
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Claymore       6/2/2008 2:00:52 PM
Seriously, are they going to fix that jet up or did the ejection trash the thing? Does the blast ruin the cockpit?
 
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Herald12345       6/2/2008 2:04:02 PM

Seriously, are they going to fix that jet up or did the ejection trash the thing? Does the blast ruin the cockpit?
Let me put it this way, I wouldn't waste the money to repair.

Herald

 
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Mechanic       6/2/2008 3:24:16 PM
Ejection shouldn't cause any structural damage so it's quite simple (but still expensive) to repair.
Seriously, are they going to fix that jet up or did the ejection trash the thing? Does the blast ruin the cockpit?


 
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DarthAmerica       6/2/2008 4:56:52 PM

Ejection shouldn't cause any structural damage so it's quite simple (but still expensive) to repair.

Seriously, are they going to fix that jet up or did the ejection trash the thing? Does the blast ruin the cockpit?




May not be worth repair considering the FAF is reducing the number of fighters in service.

-DA
 
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Bluewings12       6/2/2008 6:51:51 PM
That F2 Rafale ( you can see the OSF "bumps" under the blue cover) is already under repair .
Cost is unknown to me yet .
The aircraft should be operational again within 2 weeks .

Cheers .
 
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DropBear    No worries.   6/2/2008 7:27:42 PM
The damage is minor and can be fixed quite easily. I have no doubt the french can do it if the RAAF was able to do a repair on a Phantom with more structural damege than this Rafale.
 
3AD was able to fix an F-4E that the USAF had written off officially. It went on to fly for approx 34 years in service!
 
 "A cruel twist of fate involved 69-7234 (the replacement aircraft) on her very first flight out of Amberley
after delivery. On October 19th, 1970, FLTLT Jack Ellis and SQNLDR Brian Bolger experienced a generator
and bus tie contactor failure. This meant a loss of nosewheel steering and anti-skid brakes together with a
few other control systems. With a strong crosswind at Amberley, Ellis wisely elected to engage the arrestor
cable for recovery. Unfortunately, the cable snapped on engagement and the huge shock absorber was
dragged through the hook, breaking it off but also imparting a turning and nose rearing component to
the flight path. The aircraft came back on the runway with about 30 degrees of drift, then proceeded to
slide off the sealed surface sideways, ground looped during which the right main gear and the nosewheel
collapsed. When the aircraft came to a stop, Bolger blew the rear canopy off and exited, while Ellis,
opened his and followed rapidly. They both suffered only minor, superficial injuries .The damage
assessment indicated that the aircraft would have to be returned to the factory for repair but RAAF
engineers had other ideas. Over the next 350 odd days, they constructed jigs, removed the damaged
components and did a first class job of repairing her to better than new condition. SQNLDR Ken Smith
and FLT LT Frank Burtt did the test flight and cleared her to return to the line without a snag. The task
was a credit to the RAAF engineers involved as the USAF said it could not be done!."
 
source: link
 
 
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Gecko       6/4/2008 4:50:45 PM

dont be such a troll.  When an aircraft taxis on to an unimproved surface at speed anything can happen to include ending up in a crumpled flaming wreck.  Pilot totally justified in punching out.


I will also add look at the track marks and how close to the lighting posts it got. One of those ripping though a fuel tank is not going to be good.
 
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Nichevo       6/5/2008 4:00:29 PM

I am drooling at the MICAs on that bird.

They can fire 20 Km BACKWARDS can you believe that?

Then maybe they should leave that jet where it is, hook a ground cart up to it for power, and keep it manned as their air defense battery for the airfield?
What cart genny?  It's French, it has hyperpuissance!
 
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Nasty German Idiot       6/5/2008 7:21:56 PM
Shit happens.  If you think about it, it was a pretty cool chance to test if these rocket chairs really work ...
 
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VelocityVector    NGI et al.   6/5/2008 11:45:46 PM

What's done is done.  Let appropriate investigation speak to the facts.  Personally I am pleased the French a/c and pilot appear to be in fine shape post-incident.  Some times stuff just happens.  This being said the facts definitely comprise significant outliers.  My favorite analog is A-6 with b/n suspended between life and death at 50% ejection stage on carrier deck.  Very weird.  Anybody wanna venture that local e-systems may have affected the F a/c adversely?!

v^2
 
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