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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jun 14, 2012 10:58:19 GMT 1
Here is a pilot just flying along, enjoying the flight...Hmmm... What's that strange sound? Something feels different!Hey, why am I looking up?Whoa here. What the hell?? Controls aren't working.Time for a mirror check... Hey, where's the rest of my F-15?Uh oh, it's over there... I think I've got a definite 'Aw, sh*t' going on here. I gotta wonder, If i am the first guy to ever experience a 'cockpit-airframe separation anxiety attack'??OK, enough is enough!... I'm outta' here! But first, the canopy has to go...OK, now it's my turn. I'm gonna be gone - soon as I find that frickin' lower handle.I’m gone!This 'incident' caused the USAF to ground its fleet of F-15's.
How about the guy who took these pictures? Just when it looks like it's going to be just another 'average day at the office'..!
What caused the mid-air break up?
The main "longeron" (stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion. Talk about being in the right place at the right time (the photographer)..or the wrong place at the wrong time (the pilot).....
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