F16 incident: engine burning

[sgabbio]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ae5af9c1ae

sorry if repost

a little question. in this frame there is something attached under the pilot
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7611/questionos6.jpg

what is this?

[whutitdewboi713]

probably the extraction chute goin down (smaller chute which helps to deploy the main chute).

[flanker7]

Propably an inflatable life boat

[ejlee7829]

survival kit that is packed inside the seat pan of the ejection seat

[BusterHyman]

Most likely the crap that was scared out of the pilot.

[Nrjetix]

survival kit that is packed inside the seat pan of the ejection seat

Id agree with that.

I notice your Avatar features an underwater escape training module. Do you have a connection to it? I hate the things having been stuck in one once and nearly running out of breath.

[Herrmannek]

Propably an inflatable life boat

Right for the big thing(saw somewhere picture of the deployed set), smaller two dots I don't know but like many said already probably rest of the survival kit

[jungle]

It is an inflated one man life raft with sea survival kit. The pilot will also have the seat pan oxygen bottle and possibly an Emergency locator beacon still with him in addition to his personal survival gear in his vest. He will also have an auto inflate life jacket activated manually or by seawater along with seawater activated chute release fittings.

[Chulo]

survival kit that is packed inside the seat pan of the ejection seat


the ejection seat is equitped with two survial packs.. one larger one that is dangling with supplies for a long time and extras and a smaller pack that is straped closer to the body with basic necessities..

[LEGEND]

what are they saying? What happened to this F-16?

[BusterHyman]

what are they saying? What happened to this F-16?


Nothing out of the ordinary. These things fall out of the sky routinely.

[usa320]

I still say the lack of 2 engines is a major fault with the F-16.

[kuttless]

Nothing out of the ordinary. These things fall out of the sky routinely.

That was funny..Did the pilot make it out ok??

[mohawkALSE]

That looks to be the 1 man survival raft packed in the seat pan of the ACES-II ejection like a few others have said. Theres mainly 3 things packed into the bottom of the ACES-II seat that go with you during ejection: The main aircrew survival kit that has most of the sustanace items you would need such as water and survival rations etc, inside a rubberized sealed bag. Thats the inner most bag, the outter part of it consits of a nylon pack that has part of the lap belt that secures to the D rings on the pilots torso harness. That also holds the emergency URT-21C/M survival beacon that activates as soon as man seat seperation occurs. Lastly there would be another bag sometimes known as a diaper that holds the survival raft that inflates after MSS with a CO2 bottle. The pilot also wears a survival vest packet with a basic survival kit, pistol, radio, flares etc asside from all that important gear in the seat part, just incase any of that is lost in a high speed ejection.

There is no oxygen cylinder in the seat kit. On the ACES-II the bailout bottle is located on the left side and has a extension hose that goes to the right side where its attached to the CRU-60 or if newer Combat Edge PBG is used the CRU-94 ITB. The bottle can be manually activated by pulling a cord attached to the cylinder in the event the aircafts system fails. During ejection this is automatically activated and the pilot will remain with the seat for the O2 supply until MSS at an appropriate alt. to breath w/o supplemental O2. Theres 4 different mode sequences if I recall correctly on the ACES-II all depending on altitude and speed when ejection takes place. So the parachute and O2 will deploy at a normal rate or excellerated depending on the mode it selects. Once MSS occurs the the bailout bottle connection breaks away from the pilots CRU-60 or CRU-94 ITB attached to the parachute/torso harness.

[ejlee7829]

Id agree with that.

I notice your Avatar features an underwater escape training module. Do you have a connection to it? I hate the things having been stuck in one once and nearly running out of breath.

My job is to operate and repair them along with other training devices.....

[ejlee7829]

I think seat kit contents depend on whether they are from the Naval services (Navy/Marine Corps) or the Air Force.

[sgabbio]

That looks to be the 1 man survival raft packed in the seat pan of the ACES-II ejection like a few others have said. Theres mainly 3 things packed into the bottom of the ACES-II seat that go with you during ejection: The main aircrew survival kit that has most of the sustanace items you would need such as water and survival rations etc, inside a rubberized sealed bag. Thats the inner most bag, the outter part of it consits of a nylon pack that has part of the lap belt that secures to the D rings on the pilots torso harness. That also holds the emergency URT-21C/M survival beacon that activates as soon as man seat seperation occurs. Lastly there would be another bag sometimes known as a diaper that holds the survival raft that inflates after MSS with a CO2 bottle. The pilot also wears a survival vest packet with a basic survival kit, pistol, radio, flares etc asside from all that important gear in the seat part, just incase any of that is lost in a high speed ejection.

There is no oxygen cylinder in the seat kit. On the ACES-II the bailout bottle is located on the left side and has a extension hose that goes to the right side where its attached to the CRU-60 or if newer Combat Edge PBG is used the CRU-94 ITB. The bottle can be manually activated by pulling a cord attached to the cylinder in the event the aircafts system fails. During ejection this is automatically activated and the pilot will remain with the seat for the O2 supply until MSS at an appropriate alt. to breath w/o supplemental O2. Theres 4 different mode sequences if I recall correctly on the ACES-II all depending on altitude and speed when ejection takes place. So the parachute and O2 will deploy at a normal rate or excellerated depending on the mode it selects. Once MSS occurs the the bailout bottle connection breaks away from the pilots CRU-60 or CRU-94 ITB attached to the parachute/torso harness.

thanks for explanation :)