Thunderbird Eject @ Mountain Home

[Armitage]

Just out watching them practice, and remembered this pic & story. It's a helluva picture for anybody that hasn't seen it before:

http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.09relcontinfo/09.39ThndbdEject.htm
http://www.spoonix.com/downloads/pics/thunderbird-eject-cropped.jpg

 

[Heisenberg]

That's a pretty cool picture. You can actually see the pilot getting a couple inches shorter.

 

[Tylanner]

"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

 

[scorpmatt]

anyone have a clue as to what year this was? the article says sep 14 but no year

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
anyone have a clue as to what year this was? the article says sep 14 but no year

I found another link - the accident report was released on Jan 21 2004, so I'm guessing 2003

 

[Ime]

At least he had the guts to ensure his plane wasn't going to hit anyone before punching out.

 

[Armitage]

Yep, 14 Sep 2003

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_news_article842.html

 

[EyeMWing]

At least they carry 2 spare planes. He could've got right back up and tried it again (Well, more likely the ground crew wouldn't let him anywhere near a plane)

 

[ATLien247]

One would figure that the computer guidance system would adjust the altimeter to compensate for ground elevation on-the-fly...

 

[jEnus]

Armitage, I remember watching at @ Mountain Home AFB....Where do live/work?

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: jEnus
Armitage, I remember watching at @ Mountain Home AFB....Where do live/work?

Colorado Springs.
They were here for the AF Academy graduation, and stayed over for an air show tomorrow @ Peterson AFB

Were you at Mountain Home when this accident happened?