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Michel Lemieux
 Post subject: J85 test rig !!!!!!!
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J85 test rig !!!!!!! :roll:



http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2007-3-17-J85_Mishap.wmv
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Hoooo....Wouldn't want to have to explain THAT one to the boss! :shock:
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Having been assigned to AIMD and watched the ADs do the run ups on the boat's fantail I can honestly say that this is seriously f*cked up :!:

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They should have tied it up to at tree like Walt Arfons used to do! The tree is still there!!
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Does anybody know the details regarding this mishap? The J85 was used on the T-38, so was it an Air Force video or from a private operator of a -38?
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Michel Lemieux
 Post subject: Funny thing is....
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Funny thing is....

it seems they shut down the throttle at one point.......and shoved it open again :idea: :idea: :roll: :?:
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Michel Lemieux wrote:
Funny thing is....

it seems they shut down the throttle at one point.......and shoved it open again :idea: :idea: :roll: :?:


I noticed that too, you can see the throttle lever on the left side of the screen before it pans to the aft section.

Bet that made a heck of a racket going into the wall.....

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