Video of bird getting sucked into a jet intake, crew ejects

[Drunkensquid]

The sight claims it to be an F-14, but I highly doubt it since the Tomcat has two engines and it's capable on flying on a single engine. Does anyone know what aircraft is this. If this video is old or if someone else already posted it before mods just delete this thread.


http://www.big-boys.com/articles/abirdhitsplane.html

[Telnyashka]

American Nationalist Response



I BET IT WAS A RUSSIAN PLANE BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS RUSSIAN PLANES SUCK, LOLOLOLOL. YEAH THEY SPOKE ENGLISH SO WHAT? RUSSIAN AIR FORCE GUYS COULD SPEAK ENGLISH

Russian Nationalist Response



LOL STUPID CHEAP AMER TECHNOLOGY, ROFL NO WONDER YOU ARE LOSING IRAQ WAR

[Drunkensquid]

there are few jet engines that can be restarted once fodded out.(A-10)

[bloddyaxe]

Ouch.

If this had been a single engine a/c, it wouldn't have gotten this far.

So its rather likely it was an F-14, even if its capable of flying on one engine... seems it stalled and lacked power to get up or something... p-)

[Morboute]

been posted before i think.

[Noob Brit]

Yeah, been posted before. I think it was decided it was a Hawk

[CANsoldier]

uhh huh a few times and if not here i can name 3 sites that have it

[GazB]

When flying at normal speeds at normal angles of attack a twin engine fighter has no problems with one engine failing.

The F-14 however in its early models had serious engine problems and quite a few were lost to flat spins where the engines stalled and the aircraft crashed. The D model introduced a much better engine (that had more power in dry (non afterburning) thrust than the older engine had in full AB). In fact the new engine was so much better that the F-14D didn't need AB on takeoff to get airborne and was a much better aircraft.

However coming in to land or just on takeoff are two areas of flight where the loss of half your power will more likely than not be fatal whether you have one engine or two.

[KramerIDF]

I was at an Airshow today and i talked to a crew of a Blackhawk that just returned from Iraq, they said they had more problems with birds being sucked into the engine than sand. :cantbeli:

[OldRecon]

American Nationalist Response



I BET IT WAS A RUSSIAN PLANE BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS RUSSIAN PLANES SUCK, LOLOLOLOL. YEAH THEY SPOKE ENGLISH SO WHAT? RUSSIAN AIR FORCE GUYS COULD SPEAK ENGLISH

Russian Nationalist Response



LOL STUPID CHEAP AMER TECHNOLOGY, ROFL NO WONDER YOU ARE LOSING IRAQ WAR

rofl

Unfortunately you're so damned right :(.

[Rammy]

This Isn't an F-14. Although the site does say so, someone in a previous thread showing this confirmed it was a Nato trainer. I think it was a Canadian air force CT-155 Hawk. Look how exposed the intakes are :

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/grfx/equip_gallery/hawk/wallpaper/NFTCHawk-5.jpg

[RGRBOX]

The crew handled the problem well. they were able to put the plan down in a safe place, and they made it out themsleves... bravo!

[Apathy]

"I say did you ever hear about those Mud Marines?" -Minardiau

"I heard they got stuck in the mud." -DarkCypher