It's a tad dangerous launching weapons .. etc

[timetraveller]

I hope the Pilot managed to eject ,,what looks like a wing pylon fallen off a YF18 Hornet .. and hitting into the Skyhawk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RROr86sqiP8

[EdisonTrent]

I hope the Pilot managed to eject ,,what looks like a wing pylon fallen off a YF18 Hornet .. and hitting into the Skyhawk

I am still surprised some people on this forum still don't know about some military mishaps. Maybe I go on youtube too much but I thought the bomb hitting the chase-plane was everywhere.

[armored_diplomacy]

I´ve seen it also, maybe to much youtube.

The accident is usually adscribed to the low pressure created by the wings. I also hope the A-4 pilot made it ...

[C.Puffs]

The pilot made it. And yes this has been around for a decade+.

[flanker7]

It's a tad dangerous launching weapons ..

Especially if you are on the receiving end

The F/A-18E/F had a weapons seperation problem IIRC and that's why it's pylons are canted outwards. Anyone has more info?

[C.Puffs]

Especially if you are on the receiving end

The F/A-18E/F had a weapons seperation problem IIRC and that's why it's pylons are canted outwards. Anyone has more info?

The Super Hornet had that issue, this was a plain jane Hornet. I'd have liked to seen a video of the Vigilante ejecting it's bomb pod. Apparently it liked to hang around by the tail in the low-pressure area.

[Euroamerican]

It must have been fun having a nuke not wanting to separate from the back of your A-5