F-16 Dead Stick Landing

[mconlogue]

http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/SUPERGT/3384/

holy crap! i would have been much more nervous than he was!!!!!!!! :eek:

[RTTommy]

Wow...nerves of steel is right...phew!

[leeines]

Anyone notice the approach speed on final? Hot Stuff!
leeines

[javandyke]

That's where the glider training all them boys and girls have to take pays off!

[cfell]

A couple thoughts come to mind..

.... I did sign for this, didn't I....
--- I don't have to worry, I won't miss....the ground...
,,,, Altitude is YOUR FRIEND,,,,
=== I'm glad I'm breathing high O2 concentration....
.... I'm gonna live through this to have a talk with my crew Chief...

[hschisler]

I wonder at what point they make the decision to land or to eject?

Great training -- makes me proud.

[grifscoots]

I noticed he was breathing a little more than usual. I think I'd be pissing.

[Florian]

Anyone notice the approach speed on final? Hot Stuff!
leeines

not only that, when he went dead stick, did you notice his speed control around 210-215kts? He held it there for a good long time while getting his shite together....most excellent skills!


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[RonKMiller]

The least he could have done was taxi to the ramp... Jeeesh, what a rookie! ;)

That must have felt like flying a brick with wings. :think:

[cfell]

I noticed he was breathing a little more than usual. I think I'd be pissing.

Grif, didn't you see the message in the center of the display? "WARN"... yeah, it should have said "WARM", but you know how it is when you have your documents "converted" overseas.

[Morley]

I wonder at what point they make the decision to land or to eject?


They eject when the hydrazine for the EPU (Emergency Power Unit) runs out...10 minutes.
The F-16 uses a digital fly-by-wire system, no cables to the flight controls, all electronically controlled hydraulic actuators. When the stand-by generator fails the EPU fires and gives them 10 minutes of electrical and hydraulic power.