F-15 Separation Anxiety !

[WildHorse]

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[George P Burdell]

WTF

 

[Kadarin]

I'll bet that pilot needed a new pair of shorts after that...

 

[olds]

What the story behind it? Link?

 

[George P Burdell]

Real or photochop?

 

[AmdEmAll]

FAKE

 

[LordMorpheus]

Looks like pics from a flighsim.

Could be an "artist's rendition" of the whole fatigue limit thing that some older F-15s are starting to run into.

 

[mwmorph]

Real situation, older F15A-D can have the forward part fall off because of structural deficiencies because of the longerons. Not sure if that pic is real, but it's happened before and this looks like a simulation or computer generated visualization of what happened.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/...aircraft/f-15-life.htm

On 02 November 2007 an F-15C mishap resulted in the loss of the aircraft. The Accident Investigation Board found defects which indicated potential structural damage in the rest of the fleet. A failure of the upper right longeron, a critical support structure in the F-15C Eagle, caused the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C, four miles south-southeast of Boss, Missouri. The initial findings of the Accident Investigation Board, while at the mishap site Nov. 27, indicate the fleet of F-15s A-D might not be airworthy after a metallurgical analysis of the mishap aircraft. The findings focus specifically on the upper longerons, major structural components of the aircraft, which are located near the canopy of the aircraft and run along the side of the aircraft lengthwise.

The discovery of more structural damage in the F-15s prompted a 03 December 2007 stand-down order from Air Combat Command Commander Gen. John Corley. The stand-down does not impact the operational status of the F-15 E Strike Eagle. Maintainers performed methodical and time-intensive inspections on all F-15 Eagle A, B, C and D model aircraft, which revealed more cracks in the aircraft longerons. Maintainers at Langley initially found no cracks or evidence of fatigue in F-15 longerons; however, throughout the Air Force, maintainers had found cracks in the upper longerons of eight F-15s (as of 10 December 2007). Four of these aircraft were assigned to the Air National Guard's 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field, Ore.; two were assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan; another was assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.; and one assigned to the ANG 131st Fighter Wing, St. Louis, Mo.

Every aircraft underwent all previously published time compliance technical order inspections. However, the cleared aircraft did not immediately return to flight. Technical experts at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga., developed new inspection techniques based on findings in parts of the mishap aircraft. These inspections were performed as soon as the new TCTO [time compliance technical order] was available for the affected F-15s. As part of the previous TCTO, maintenance crews around the Air Force stripped paint and performed non-destructive inspections in the F-15's upper longeron just aft of the canopies. Inspections are more than just a visual check. After the paint is stripped and bare metal is exposed, Airmen from the non-destructive inspection shop apply chemicals that reveal cracks under a black light. Other inspections in hard-to-see areas are done with a borescope - a tool that uses a tiny camera and fits in tight areas.

According to the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report [released 10 January 2008], a technical analysis of the recovered F-15C wreckage determined that the longeron didn't meet blueprint specifications. This defect led to a series of fatigue cracks in the right upper longeron. These cracks expanded under life cycle stress, causing the longeron to fail, which initiated a catastrophic failure of the remaining support structures and led to the aircraft breaking apart in flight. The one longeron, already not up to design specifications, cracked apart under the stress of a 7G turn, the colonel said. This led to the other longerons failing as well, which then caused the cockpit to separate from the rest of the fuselage. The pilot was able to eject, but suffered a broken arm when the canopy snapped off.

 

[BrownTown]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Real or photochop?

are you serious, thats not even a very well detailed flight sim...

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: BrownTown

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Real or photochop?

are you serious, thats not even a very well detailed flight sim...

yup....not to mention the extremely low resolution!

 

[WildHorse]

Originally posted by: LordMorpheus

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Could be an "artist's rendition" of the whole fatigue limit thing that some older F-15s are starting to run into.

REAL!

Los Angeles Times: "F-15 fleet grounded after a jet falls apart"

The pictures were emailed to me by a friend, who was forwarding from someone else. The email claims:

"U.S. Air Force's announcement on Thursday said that a Missouri National Guard F-15 jet broke apart in midair on Nov. 2, 2007;
the pilot evacuated the plane safely. The breakup in mid air was blamed on parts that didn't meet specifications . . ."

You'll see lots of corroborating urls, if you google the phrase:
"Missouri National Guard F-15 jet broke apart in midair on Nov. 2, 2007"


It's healthy to exercise scepticism. Keep doing that!

 

[EagleKeeper]

Pure photoshop

1) Skin of the airframe is not proper
2) Break is to clean

 

[Bootprint]

Full animated video produced by Boeing Phantom Works.

Second video, animated panel and audio.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea not exactly new news, the f15s are all grounded cuz of this.

and no fsaa ftl

 

[WildHorse]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Full animated video produced by Boeing Phantom Works.

Hey, good Colombo work there, Bootprint!

So the event is real but the photos must be outtakes from that video.

 

[Jeff7]

Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. :Q

(Warning: Cheesy drama shots intermixed with actual footage.)

 

[LaBella]

That is crazy!

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Pure photoshop

1) Skin of the airframe is not proper
2) Break is to clean

I was hoping EagleKeeper would have replied and there he is :thumbsup:

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: BrownTown

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Real or photochop?

are you serious, thats not even a very well detailed flight sim...

yup....not to mention the extremely low resolution!

MS Flight Simulator 5 for DOS. I had that.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: oogabooga

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Pure photoshop

1) Skin of the airframe is not proper
2) Break is to clean

I was hoping EagleKeeper would have replied and there he is :thumbsup:

Some genius must have sent him a link to the thread.

 

[jandrews]

yeah that looked really fake lmao, I cant believe some people thought they were real pictures! Anyway, yes seems as the event is real and this is just visual aid made up by some jackhole.