B-1 tips F-16 over

[v2]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWoqa5nGmk

 

[Thorlifter]

Looks like the camera man didn't even notice it. He just kept panning on the B-1 taking off.

 

[evangilder]

Whoops!

 

[lesofprimus]

That was great, good post...

 

[pbfoot]

Theres a controller who is wearing it

 

[Gnomey]

Oops, someone made a mistake there

 

[SoD Stitch]

Hope the -16 driver had comprehensive!

 

[mosquitoman]

Was it the blast from the B1's engines that did that?

 

[102first_hussars]

yikes

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Pretty Wild!

I heard that a B-1 also FOD'ed 5 F-16s, I think it happened at Nellis. They were calling the B-1 driver "the first F-16 ace." I'll try to find the article.

 

[SoD Stitch]

Was it the blast from the B1's engines that did that?

Yes, that was the back-blast from four GE F-101-GE-102 low bypass ratio turbofans . . . . imagine if the B-1 had been taking off in full 'burner instead of just taxiing on the runway! I don't think that National Guardsman will taxi behind a B-1 again!

 

[Heinz]

woah

looked like a model plane being moved around like that

 

[Maestro]

I wish we could hear the communications...

[Control Tower] Alpha wing, you're cleared for take off.

[Control Tower] Bravo wing, you're cleared for take off.

[F-16] Copy that.

[B-1] Copy, hitting the juice.

[F-16] Mayday ! Mayday !

*Crack*

[F-16] WTF ? Who's the SOAB who ordered them to...