OMG!! F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes in North Carolina!!

[SweetSweetLeroyBrown]

...more details to come!

 

[saxophonoia]

where?

 

[SweetSweetLeroyBrown]

it's at some airport in NC...news still coming in!

 

[z0mb13]

I guess the pilot ejected??

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
it's at some airport in NC...news still coming in!

RDU, F18 requested an emergency landing, but could not make it to the landing strip. It crashed just short, but the pilot ejected before hand. So far no injuries or fatalities are being reported. RDU is closed down while they investigate.

 

[AIWGuru]

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

And how old do you think B-52s are?

 

[AIWGuru]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

The U.S. still has planes in operation which were used in the Korean War.
edit: boot beat me to it.

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

It's still a decent plane.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

That's young ... there are B-52's flying that were built in the 1961/62 (and they expect to get another 50 out of em)

 

[spliffstar69]

If you travel much a few planes you flied on were probably at least 15-20 years old.

 

[z0mb13]

It is amazing that a 26 YO technology is still kicking ass...

Its scary what kind of technology that the army has right now..

Why cant they use the cruise missile technology to fly airplanes without pilots? so there wont be any hijacking possible

 

[AIWGuru]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
It is amazing that a 26 YO technology is still kicking ass...

Its scary what kind of technology that the army has right now..

Why cant they use the cruise missile technology to fly airplanes without pilots? so there wont be any hijacking possible

They have been updated.
For example, Canada bought some aircraft which now can't fly with the US and UK in NATO missions because their joint targeting computers haven't been updated.

Also, cruise missiles don't "land" exactly.

 

[shimsham]

bail out!

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
It is amazing that a 26 YO technology is still kicking ass...

Its scary what kind of technology that the army has right now..

Why cant they use the cruise missile technology to fly airplanes without pilots? so there wont be any hijacking possible

A lot of the electronics and stuff in those planes has been upgraded sicne the early 80s.

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
It is amazing that a 26 YO technology is still kicking ass...

Its scary what kind of technology that the army has right now..

Why cant they use the cruise missile technology to fly airplanes without pilots? so there wont be any hijacking possible

Weren't they testing something like this not too long ago? I mean they can already do it with those spyplanes.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

Originally posted by: z0mb13
It is amazing that a 26 YO technology is still kicking ass...

Its scary what kind of technology that the army has right now..

Why cant they use the cruise missile technology to fly airplanes without pilots? so there wont be any hijacking possible

They have been updated.
For example, Canada bought some aircraft which now can't fly with the US and UK in NATO missions because their joint targeting computers haven't been updated.

Also, cruise missiles don't "land" exactly.

current 747 can land without any pilot intervention IIRC.. well I watched this in a movie somewhere.. I think the president plane one?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

there goes a couple of mill of taxpayer money!

$24 million

I cant believe a 26 year old plane is still in operation

You should see the ages of some of the jets used by major airlines. Here is the ATIS message:

ATCSCC ADVZY 074 RDU/ZDC 03/26/2004 CDM GROUND STOP
MESSAGE:
AIRPORT: RDU
ADL TIME: 20:03Z
GROUND STOP PERIOD: 1948Z - 2100Z
FACILITIES INCLUDED: (2ndTier) ZAU ZBW ZDC ZHU ZID ZJX ZKC ZMA ZME
ZMP ZNY ZOB ZTL
PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0/ 0/ 0.00
NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 743/ 63/ 32.3
REASON: OTHER, A/C ACCIDENT
REMARKS: EXPECT UPDATE: 2100Z
RDU AIRPORT IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. USERS MAY
EXPECT ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DELAYS FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

EFFECTIVE TIME:
262004 - 262159
SIGNATURE:
04/03/26 20:

It crashed close to the Northwest Airlines terminal

 

[CraigRT]

ouch.... that's one pricey mishap.

 

[cerebusPu]

the pilot of my plane boasted after a landing once that it was a completely computer automated landing.

 

[Kenazo]

if that was a canadian jet, that would be about 5% of our airforce down the tubes!

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
if that was a canadian jet, that would be about 5% of our airforce down the tubes!

but u still got the tank!

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
if that was a canadian jet, that would be about 5% of our airforce down the tubes!

I suppose you were joking, but in all honesty you're not far off the mark.

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, they've upgraded the electronics, engines, aerodynomics...there's even a Super Hornet out now that really kicks a$$. Like any plane though, accidents will eventually happen. Fortunately it looks like no one was hurt.