So You're Out Playing in the Ocean One Day and...

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Mookow

Generally speaking, the complications resulting from ejecting are somewhat less severe than the complications resulting from riding a crashing jet fighter all the way in.

LOL

 

[Martin]

heh

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Wonder how much trouble that pilot got in to. I'm sure he wasn't supposed to be there doing that...

Exactly...and did anyone notice is was inside the buoy? He could have possibly killed a few people. Totally irresponsible on the pilots part. If it were outside the buoy and a person still got killed then thats their own damn fault for swimming out too far.

You do realize they fly planes over people all day long at an air show right? The buoy is for swimming safety, not a "planes are not safe inside this zone."

Nearby sign: "Watch for Falling Airplanes"

 

[ivol07]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Woah! I was amazed nobody was even really paying attention to it until it crashed. Had I been a kid my eyes would have been trained on the thing until it scooted off out of site.

I can't imaging how loud that would be.

It's not every day you get to see 20 million dollars worth of goverment equipment belly flop into the ocean.

I saw a Harrier at an airshow a while back and let me tell you, Harriers are freaking LOUD. Definitely louder than regular jets.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: edro13
He shouldn't have been flying so close to a nude beach...

Wow. He's going to have some explaining to do, when he gets back to the base...

("But sir! She was really hot!" "Who cares! You idiot, you ran out of fuel and crashed a $20mil jet into the ocean!" "Sorry sir, it won't happen again, I promise!" "Damn well right it won't, I'm going to rip off your balls myself, so you'll never waste time ogling women again!!!")

 

[cdcushman]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
If it had happened on Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach, that thing would have been stripped by the time Naval or Coast Guard got to it.
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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Possibly this airshow crash, August 2002.

"Although eagerly anticipated at virtually all air displays, a Harriers hover routine over the sea, complete with jetwash, is always good to watch. Having already flown the usual Harrier display on the previous day, this year's display pilot, Flt Lt Tony Cann was in the hover, prior to the expected 'bow' to the crowd on Friday when something went wrong. The aircraft appeared to gradually lose height, a few seconds later Flt Lt Cann ejected from the aircraft, which dropped into the sea, just to the South of the Claremont pier floating for a few minutes before sinking in about 20 ft of water. Despite ejecting in the most benign of circumstances, Flt Lt Cann came down on top of the aircraft, fracturing his ankle in the process. 'The Spirit of Lowestoft', the RNLI lifeboat stationed at Lowestoft, was quickly on hand to recover the pilot, who was reported as being most concerned that his ejection seat had not tumbled into the crowdline.

The remains of the Harrier (20(R) Squadron's blue-tailed display jet, ZD464) was recovered by the Royal Air Force on Thursday 8 August, with much interest being generated amongst the locals as the jet was lifted from the seabed by crane, presumably a write-off. Although the cause of the crash has yet to be established, given the circumstances, engine failure seems the most obvious cause."

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Nice!

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Think about the complications your body will have after ejecting. Look at how had that seat shot the pilot up. Can't be good for the old spine.

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but a pilot I know was preflighting his aircraft when the ejection seat fired. Had he actually been strapped in, it might not have been so bad, but he was standing on the seat facing the rear of the aircraft as he was getting into the cockpit. He landed on the wing, and from there to the tarmac after travelling who knows how far up. If he hadn't had his helmet on, he would have been killed. As it was, he broke both legs multiple places, a couple of ribs, his wrist, had a concussion, a broken helmet, and I forget what all else, not to mention months and months of physical therapy and loss of flight status.

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: werk
:shocked:
DAMN

Is that second little chute the black box?

 

[EvilYoda]

sh!t, that's crazy...would it have been better or worse if he had landed on some deserted stretch of sand (let's say he had the ability to choose before he got to that part of the water)?

That's certainly a good story for the kids to tell.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: ivol07

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Woah! I was amazed nobody was even really paying attention to it until it crashed. Had I been a kid my eyes would have been trained on the thing until it scooted off out of site.

I can't imaging how loud that would be.

It's not every day you get to see 20 million dollars worth of goverment equipment belly flop into the ocean.

I saw a Harrier at an airshow a while back and let me tell you, Harriers are freaking LOUD. Definitely louder than regular jets.

LOL. You are so right. I started a thread about that once. That was the loudest sound I have ever had the displeasure of hearing in my entire life. It was on the tarmac at an airshow and I had to walk past it to leave.

 

[cavemanmoron]

woaaaaaaaaah:laugh::shocked: