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February 14th, 2006
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | Post; Bird vs F-16http://www.streamload.com/Missileer Open jet_vs_bird. 050808.wmv You need sound F-16 vs. Bird: "A Bird Strike," as seen through the HUD of a two seat F16. You can see the bird just prior to impact. These guys were very cool note the heavy breathing...they certainly flew longer than one would expect before ejecting. Airspeed can be observed on the HUDs upper left corner. On the other hand, it just goes to show how quickly your day can go to pieces, 45 seconds from strike to ejection. All-in-all not bad for the emergency checklist, two relight attempts, and picking out a plowed field for impact. You can follow the audio attached to it and hear the conversation between the pilot and instructor pilot and the tower including the pilot saying they were punching out. The tower didn't seem to copy the IFE transmission. The video continues until impact. A classic "buying the farm" as you can see These Guys Earn Their Keep!!
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February 14th, 2006
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| Centurion | what happened to the pilot?
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February 14th, 2006
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter | Quote:
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February 15th, 2006
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| Optio | Well when the crap hits the fan you gotta expect some heavy breathing.
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February 15th, 2006
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| Chief Engineer | Wow!
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February 15th, 2006
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Told you, mother nature always wins. (First Katrina now this, when will you accept the facts!?)
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February 15th, 2006
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| Milforum's Bouncer | If I hear the tape right this is actually a T-6 and not an F-16, right or wrong boss?
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February 15th, 2006
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | That sucks! It can take alot, but at times just something small can take it out 
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February 16th, 2006
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | I wonder if the USAF credited the bird (posthumously) with bringing down the F-16? Just goes to show you how fragile these things are... Last edited by mmarsh; February 16th, 2006 at 00:05. |
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February 16th, 2006
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| Forum Health Inspector | Quote:
Full thread here: http://www.passatworld.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=190405 -- including links to news stories. And yes, I'm the same AJChenMPH on that forum as well. (We're a bunch of Volkswagen Passat lovers.) EDIT: duh, no wonder I couldn't hear anything -- my laptop was muted. 
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