+Typhoid 231 Posted April 23, 2008 Just got word from China Lake that the Brits there have verified, once again, that landing gear is still required on the Eurofighter during landing......... film at 11....... (no photos - yet) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted April 23, 2008 When ?where? who? why? hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted April 23, 2008 When ?where? who? why?hehe a couple of hours ago at China Lake by the RAF guys doing some testing out there. "why?" he forgot to put the rollers down....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted April 23, 2008 "Belly landing check - OK" Well, as long as everyone got out okay... FastCargo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted April 23, 2008 "Belly landing check - OK" Well, as long as everyone got out okay... FastCargo from what I heard, second hand, he got out ok but the aircraft will only go back to the UK in the back of a cargo plane as partially melted pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 24, 2008 Doesn't the ATC at the airfield usually look at something like that and send a comm that gear is up? Or is that place too busy for them to be able to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted May 1, 2008 finally made the news http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353665,00.html I didn't realize it was two-seater. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gocad 26 Posted May 1, 2008 Even without pics I think it's fair to say: A-10 > Typhoon (well, at least when it comes to belly landing) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWCAce 19 Posted May 1, 2008 Friggin Fox..... The Typhoons have been experiencing gear problems, as well as some with braking chutes. This just confirms my belief that the media should never report on anything related to military or aviation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gocad 26 Posted May 1, 2008 This just confirms my belief that the media should never report on anything related to military or aviation. I disagree. I do think that these reports can be useful, but unfortunately they often are presented out of proportion. The media (and I think their audience as well) prefers to focus on the sensational value of such an incident instead of providing the public with an objective account of the event. God, I sound so idealistic here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted May 1, 2008 How embarassing - its got a nice flat belly to land on at least! Think that pilot will be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog**** out of Hong Kong! - to quote from something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted May 1, 2008 Friggin Fox..... The Typhoons have been experiencing gear problems, as well as some with braking chutes. This just confirms my belief that the media should never report on anything related to military or aviation. and you know that it wasn't a mistake - how? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWCAce 19 Posted May 1, 2008 Well, not saying it wasn't, but as an aviation professional, it just burns me up when they reports something. They (the media) always have to mention 'crash'....ugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GrinchWSLG 24 Posted May 2, 2008 My old roommate in college was working local in the tower at Tallahassee Regional when this happened on his runway today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWCAce 19 Posted May 2, 2008 Ouch, looks like there might be 2 down, and one up there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PIGHUNTA69 0 Posted May 2, 2008 $136 Million, holy crap i didn't know it cost that much. Hopefully they can at least fix it. What is the cost of the Raptor by the way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted May 2, 2008 Hard to say because it depends on how many you buy at a time. Cheaper in bulk and all that. However, a year or two ago the USAF placed an order with LockMart for a single F-22 as a replacement for a testing article that I guess will not enter service. That contract was just over $141 million. So, you can figure that's the "unit" price of an F-22, discounting all the money spent on R&D, testing, maintenance, etc that some people like to lump in with the cost of procurement and divide by total units built to indicate "cost." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted May 2, 2008 there is a suggestion that the aircraft showed 3 greens in the cockpit but that the nose gear wasn't down/locked. as always let's wait for the accident report rather than too much speculation. The Sun isn't what we would consider a quality source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
