| General Chat General chat about anything that doesn't fit in another section here |
04-18-2005, 05:51 PM
|
#1
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
F-16 crash. Update (4/19) with video of crash site
Just happened a few minutes ago. An F-16D (two seater) from Shaw, departing Charleston AFB, crashed into the peninsula waters. Both pilots are fine. I guess that the Coast Guard Dauphin helicopter is plucking them up now. The Coast Guard chopper is stationed about three minutes away from the scene. When I get more info I will inform you all.
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
 Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 05:54 PM
|
#2
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: 30° 4' N 85° 35' W
Posts: 1,783
|
Damn dude go take some pictures! And try to sell it to some news paper people or something!
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 05:54 PM
|
#3
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: België
Posts: 3,213
|
Damn, that's crazy, keep us in touch, maybe some pics if you can...
__________________
Bob Woodward - State of denial
Tariq Ali - Clash of Fundamentalisms
Blaire is a figleaf
Cars are my hobby, driving them is my passion.
|
Originally Posted by Dan\/6
damn speedkillar, if you didnt have a title already it would now say 'robofucker' or similar  |
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 05:56 PM
|
#4
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London
Posts: 1,204
|
Run down there with a camera dude! 
__________________
Some people become so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich i want to be.
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 05:58 PM
|
#5
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: London
Posts: 3,381
|
Holy crap!!
We should stat the JW news agency!!!
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:00 PM
|
#6
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
It is near-by. But it's rush-hour and it would take me about 15 minutes to get there. From what they are talking about, the crash occurred near the marina. I'm listening to the news unfold now. News crews are scrambling there now. The police has blocked off the area anyways. The reporter is nearby and sees what's left of the wreckage. It's buried in pluff mud
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:01 PM
|
#7
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London
Posts: 1,204
|
What are the odds this is blamed on terrorists?
__________________
Some people become so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich i want to be.
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:04 PM
|
#8
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
Nah, probably just crashed from compressor stall. Here's about where it crashed. The black blot is approximately where it's at.
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:31 PM
|
#9
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Just south of Confused
Posts: 7,647
|
So i take it the Base is somewhere around Charleston Harbor? That's nuts dude, good thing everyone is ok.
__________________
my carbon footprint is bigger than yours
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:41 PM
|
#10
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
|
Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
So i take it the Base is somewhere around Charleston Harbor? That's nuts dude, good thing everyone is ok.
|
It is about 8 miles from the crash site. Looks like he departed from runway 15, which points out to the Atlantic. The red dot denotes the location of the airbase. The pilots are fine so now it is becoming a crash investigation. It's 6:50 EST. I'm going to get a bite to eat. Be back in about an hour
 [/b]
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:51 PM
|
#11
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
Here is the link to the airbase where the '16 is stationed at. OOh, airshow on the 23rd!
http://www.shaw.af.mil/index.asp
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 06:58 PM
|
#12
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,590
|
I hope some of you realize that F-16's have the design flaw of only having one engine, when my sister(flight surgeon) was based in Okinawa she saw at least 4 F-16's crash with 2 pilot casualities. Glad to here everyone is okay, keep the updates coming, doesn't seem to be on the national news.
__________________
"If we could read the secret histories of our enemies, we would find in each story enough sorrow and suffering to disarm all hostility." Longfellow
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 08:23 PM
|
#13
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Charleston, S.C. USA
Posts: 985
|
Well, nothing else to report. I will check tomorrow and update on the situation. One of the local TV stations will be having an online video report. As soon as that video comes up, I will post here.
__________________
1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 08:38 PM
|
#14
|
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 2,610
|
Keep us updated, glad to hear both pilots were ok.
|
Originally Posted by gobs3z
I hope some of you realize that F-16's have the design flaw of only having one engine, when my sister(flight surgeon) was based in Okinawa she saw at least 4 F-16's crash with 2 pilot casualities. Glad to here everyone is okay, keep the updates coming, doesn't seem to be on the national news.
|
Design flaw?
Considering the fact that the F-16 was meant to be a relatively cheap, small, and easy to operate fighter; giving it two engines would have defeated those design goals.
Military aviation is dangerous, and they do have crashes...can't really avoid it.
__________________
------------
1992 Toyota Celica GT 5spd, intake.
|
|
|
|
|
04-18-2005, 08:47 PM
|
#15
|
|
Regular User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 15,413
|
|
Originally Posted by sentra_dude
Keep us updated, glad to hear both pilots were ok.
|
Originally Posted by gobs3z
I hope some of you realize that F-16's have the design flaw of only having one engine, when my sister(flight surgeon) was based in Okinawa she saw at least 4 F-16's crash with 2 pilot casualities. Glad to here everyone is okay, keep the updates coming, doesn't seem to be on the national news.
|
Design flaw?
Considering the fact that the F-16 was meant to be a relatively cheap, small, and easy to operate fighter; giving it two engines would have defeated those design goals.
Military aviation is dangerous, and they do have crashes...can't really avoid it. |
Yep - have to agree - how can a design criteria be a design flaw?
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
