Nesher 628 Posted September 3, 2009 "The jet took off Wednesday morning for a routine air combat training flight, with a young cadet sitting up front in the pilot's seat, and a veteran pilot sitting in the rear navigator's chair. Advertisement As soon as the jet took off, the two pilots noticed that something was wrong as the engine was stuck in a state of high acceleration and the team was unable to slow to cruising speed. Being that they could not slow the engine, the navigator directed the pilot to climb to a high altitude and shut the engine off entirely, and they then glided to the ground for the emergency landing." source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1112224.html video of the landing the pilot is only 22 years old... damn, i don't think i'd ever stay in an F-16 with the engine off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted September 3, 2009 Looks like a smooth landing if that's without the engine - even has time to hold it above the runway for a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgold 0 Posted September 3, 2009 Great landing!!! For the pilot, I salute you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Spectre_USA 7 Posted September 4, 2009 That is one cool story! One for the grand-kids. You, of course, realize that the "Lawn-Dart" has the glideslope of a brick, yeah? Amazing stuff... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted September 4, 2009 At 22 he's likely too young to be really scared. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
