Freedom is never free

Discussion in 'Freedom and Liberty' started by duane, Sep 17, 2022.


  1. duane

    duane Monkey+++

    Pilot dies in F16 crash. Quick summary, pushed to qualify for night refueling and then make a night landing as unit was to be deployed. Messes it up, told to try hook landing barrier at beginning of strip, messes that up, ejects and reaches 150 feet or so with seat, chute does not activate, 6 or 7 sec later splat. Article describes years in lag of replacing seat control components, slow or not done component checks, possible fake components, and every one, in supply chain covering their butt. Score idiots 1, hero's 0. A little long, but kind of makes you think about not being able to maintain 30 year old "newer" birds, but having money for F35, new tanker flop, etc. Not for very long and as usual trying to blame it on pilot error, which it was, rather on training and aircraft failures, which at least helped the poor "bast***" into a no win situation.

    F-16 Pilot Died Because His Ejection Seat May Have Been Counterfeit | ZeroHedge

    And a more complete one on how the landing failed and he became sucker bait! The first one is a slightly condensed version with some editing etc. Pilots would be more interested in second one and it might make you wonder why it takes court threat to get information out on a fatality that occurred a couple years ago. Real slow walking and lets hope it goes away by all involved.

    Pilot error, leadership failures and faulty ejection seat led to fatal June F-16 crash at Shaw

    And for those of us that can not avoid rabbit holes.

    https://www.militarytimes.com/tags/ejction-seat/

    In one study of 88 B17's shot down in July and August 1943, of those that baled out or got to their chutes and made it out about 70% made it to the ground alive. POW camps etc ahead for those.
     
    Last edited: Sep 17, 2022
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  2. Ura-Ki

    Ura-Ki Grampa Monkey

    Ah, Back to the Bad Ol Days of the 80's when the Military was gutted to the bone and moral was at it's lowest! All the good folk were driven out, and replaced with the very basic trained folk who had no reason to give a shit! Thanks Brandon!
     
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