Your Contact With The Gov't...........
Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:38 pm
to fly the a/c is terminated 
Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:59 pm
What the heck took place here?
Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:15 pm
darn
Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:54 am
I've seen this done at dragstrips. They like to do a burnout to get the tires sticky for better traction. 
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:51 am
Jack... Thanks for ALL the great pics, in case I've never said it or so implied!
Some poor dumb airedale's BAD DAY.
Note the deck crew jumping out of his skivvies!
Probably a fuel pressure relief valve stuck open and it dumped fuel somewhere HOT. We had it happen on the PROVOST, but fortunately Chief Mechanic Elkins waved us off. A GOOD thing too. We had nary a camera handy!
Some poor dumb airedale's BAD DAY.
Note the deck crew jumping out of his skivvies!
Probably a fuel pressure relief valve stuck open and it dumped fuel somewhere HOT. We had it happen on the PROVOST, but fortunately Chief Mechanic Elkins waved us off. A GOOD thing too. We had nary a camera handy!
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:54 am
I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire.
???
Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:02 pm
This wasin the mid/late 80s has I remember reading about it in
Approach magazine. I don't recall the particulars though.
Approach magazine. I don't recall the particulars though.
Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:23 pm
sdennison wrote:I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire.
In that order, if you please.
What's the timing of the ejection sequence on the A-6? The seats must have fired an instant after the shutter clicked.
Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:19 pm
My thoughts exactly! I see it's still in the shoe so, launch baby launch!
Wonder what actually happend after this photo.
Wonder what actually happend after this photo.
???
Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:36 pm
Wonder what actually happend after this photo.
pilot & BN passed the float test
Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:54 pm
Looks like it's a VA-176 Thunderbolts bird
USS Independence CV-62 (Maybe?)
I have not heard of this incident but man, look at the canopy go!!
Shay
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Semper Fortis
USS Independence CV-62 (Maybe?)
I have not heard of this incident but man, look at the canopy go!!
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:30 pm
sdennison wrote:I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire.
I see a few external fuel tanks, but no ordinance.
???
Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:53 pm
see a few external fuel tanks, but no ordinance.
I'd say that's a A-6E not a KA-6D wrong modex and no fuselage band.
Station 4 looks to have a MK-83 on it.