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Thursday, November 24, 2011

F-15 Fuselage Break-up



 There I was just flying along, enjoying the flight...Description: cid:1.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comAnd what's so cool is they actually pay me to do this!
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Hmmm
... What's that strange sound? Something feels different!Description: cid:3.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comHey, why am I looking up?Description: cid:4.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comWhoa here. What the hell? The controls aren't working.Description: cid:5.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comWhoa here. What the hell? ?Controls aren't working.Description: cid:6.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comTime for a mirror check..? Hey, where's the rest of my F-15?Description: cid:7.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comUh oh, it's over there. I think I've got a definite 'Aw, sh*t' going on here.Description:   cid:8.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comI gotta wonder, am I the first guy to ever experience 'cockpit-airframe separation anxiety?'Description: cid:9.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.comOK, enough is enough! I'm outta' here!  But first, the canopy has to go...Description: cid:10.2072971663@web55205.mail.re4.yahoo.com
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OK, now it's my turn. I'm gonna be gone - soon as I find that frickin' lower handle.
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   Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about
This 'incident' caused the USAF to ground its fleet of  F-15's.How about the guy who took these pictures?  Just when it looks like it's going to be just another 'average day at the office'.. You never know!

What caused the mid air break up? The main "longer on" (stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion.

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