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[MiTasol]

Has someone ever seen a dumb phone ?

Yes - any that has an android or apple operating system. It is surprising how dumb they are after you wash the apple juice or droid stuff out.

 

[MIflyer]

 

[Ralph Haus]

One from a few years back when a RAAF F-111 lost a wheel on takeoff and had to then land on it's belly (photos of which are also included):

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Ok, I'm not a pilot, and have 0 (ZERO) experience with this sort of thing, but I would have planted it in the grass strip. Would this have not minimized the chance of fire and provided more drag to stop? Maybe cross-runways would be a problem, don't know?

 

[GrauGeist]

Ok, I'm not a pilot, and have 0 (ZERO) experience with this sort of thing, but I would have planted it in the grass strip. Would this have not minimized the chance of fire and provided more drag to stop? Maybe cross-runways would be a problem, don't know?

RAAF Amberley was where this occurred and yes, there are crossways between the two airstrip which may have caused the aircraft to crack up.

A hard surface would cause more drag than grass, plus the airstrip were.equipped with arresting cables (much like an aircraft carrier) and the F-111 used it to slow it's landing speed before setting down.

Go back to the first of three photos and zoom in on the F-111's underside beneath the tail and you'll see that it's captured the cable.

 

[Ralph Haus]

RAAF Amberley was where this occurred and yes, there are crossways between the two airstrip which may have caused the aircraft to crack up.

A hard surface would cause more drag than grass, plus the airstrip were.equipped with arresting cables (much like an aircraft carrier) and the F-111 used it to slow it's landing speed before setting down.

Go back to the first of three photos and zoom in on the F-111's underside beneath the tail and you'll see that it's captured the cable.

Ahhh! Obviously I did not see that detail. Great piloting to catch it that close to the ground. Had to have been an 'exciting' ride. No amusement park ride anywhere could match something like that!

 

[special ed]

 

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[special ed]

 

[Snautzer01]

RAAF Amberley was where this occurred and yes, there are crossways between the two airstrip which may have caused the aircraft to crack up.

A hard surface would cause more drag than grass, plus the airstrip were.equipped with arresting cables (much like an aircraft carrier) and the F-111 used it to slow it's landing speed before setting down.

Go back to the first of three photos and zoom in on the F-111's underside beneath the tail and you'll see that it's captured the cable.

And the fire trucks can get there pdq.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

RAAF Amberley was where this occurred and yes, there are crossways between the two airstrip which may have caused the aircraft to crack up.

A hard surface would cause more drag than grass, plus the airstrip were.equipped with arresting cables (much like an aircraft carrier) and the F-111 used it to slow it's landing speed before setting down.

Go back to the first of three photos and zoom in on the F-111's underside beneath the tail and you'll see that it's captured the cable.

Some more photos of the 'landing' can be seen here: F111 / F-111-A8-143 | ADF Serials

The aircraft, A8-143, was not returned to service.

 

[GTX]

View: https://twitter.com/StormyDaniels/status/1640125981741445120

 

[GTX]

 

[Greg Boeser]

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Woke is the word coined by the woke to describe themselves. So in that we are in agreement. The term was coined by people who can't spell.

 

[pbehn]

Woke is the word coined by the woke to describe themselves. So in that we are in agreement. The term was coined by people who can't spell.

The spelling is OK it is a question of knowing the difference between past and present.

 

[gumbyk]

Ok, I'm not a pilot, and have 0 (ZERO) experience with this sort of thing, but I would have planted it in the grass strip. Would this have not minimized the chance of fire and provided more drag to stop? Maybe cross-runways would be a problem, don't know?

The age-old chestnut... grass or seal for a wheels-up...

I've seen both, and to be honest, there isn't a huge difference in the amount of damage. seal grinds the bottom out, grass just beats and bends the panels and frames. I haven't recognised much difference in ground run-out between the two surfaces. However, you are less likely to dig into seal and turn the aircraft sideways, with ensuing loss of control. (well, that's the theory)

 

[MIflyer]

The age-old chestnut... grass or seal for a wheels-up...

It is not at all unusual for a "nice smooth open" stretch of grass adjacent to a runway to contain unseen and unpleasant surprises, such as drainage ditches, electrical boxes for runway lights and signs, and concrete pads for various often long forgotten purposes.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[gumbyk]

It is not at all unusual for a "nice smooth open" stretch of grass adjacent to a runway to contain unseen and unpleasant surprises, such as drainage ditches, electrical boxes for runway lights and signs, and concrete pads for various often long forgotten purposes.

yep, and even the smoothest grass isn't as smooth as concrete.