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Title: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: John Galt on October 29, 2018, 08:40:39 PM

https://mobile.twitter.com/aemres78/status/1056579860578123777/video/1

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: John Galt on October 29, 2018, 08:41:56 PM

Sorry the link is on Twitter couldn't find it elsewhere. 

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: Shuffler on October 30, 2018, 10:21:43 AM

Is this on any real sites?

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Post by: Puma44 on October 30, 2018, 12:55:39 PM

Ditto.  Not a Twitter user.

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: APDrone on October 30, 2018, 04:15:20 PM

Here's a reddit version..

https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryGfys/comments/9sav1b/usaf_f15_performs_an_emergency_landing_with_a/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryGfys/comments/9sav1b/usaf_f15_performs_an_emergency_landing_with_a/)

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This article describes it a bit better, I think:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3389880/Dramatic-moment-USAF-F-15-fighter-sends-sparks-flying-tailhook-hits-tarmac-emergency-landing-Suffolk-airbase.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3389880/Dramatic-moment-USAF-F-15-fighter-sends-sparks-flying-tailhook-hits-tarmac-emergency-landing-Suffolk-airbase.html)

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: Puma44 on October 30, 2018, 04:22:37 PM

Thanks!  Possibly a hydraulic issue resulting in no wheel brakes.  Most modern fighters have a tail hook for emergency landing issues.

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Post by: Oldman731 on October 30, 2018, 08:36:11 PM

Quote from: APDrone on October 30, 2018, 04:15:20 PM

This article describes it a bit better, I think:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3389880/Dramatic-moment-USAF-F-15-fighter-sends-sparks-flying-tailhook-hits-tarmac-emergency-landing-Suffolk-airbase.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3389880/Dramatic-moment-USAF-F-15-fighter-sends-sparks-flying-tailhook-hits-tarmac-emergency-landing-Suffolk-airbase.html)

"The F15 could be seen approaching RAF Lakenheath on Thursday morning with the metal brake - used to bring it to a sudden halt when landing on an aircraft carrier - jutting out from beneath its rear engines."


I always thought the 15s should be carrier-borne, but no, the Navy wanted 14s instead. 

Good to know.

- oldman

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Post by: MiloMorai on October 31, 2018, 05:35:49 AM

Fake news, be sure. Well inaccurate at least. So typical of the media.

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Post by: Puma44 on October 31, 2018, 09:44:41 AM

It all about the drama, especially when there really isn’t any there. 

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: bustr on October 31, 2018, 01:08:31 PM

Seems they are standard on F-15 for emergency landings on CV's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailhook

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: Ciaphas on October 31, 2018, 01:31:46 PM

Having worked on F-15 C,D and E models, I can attest that the arresting hook has always been a ground safety issue and a pain the the butt.





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Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: John Galt on October 31, 2018, 04:14:37 PM

It is for the emergency or aressting barrier landings I don't think carriers were in mind. They are even a much different style hook and probably wouldn't be a good idea to use to land on a carriers, especially since the gear on an airforce jet would break under the stress of a carrier landing.  One of the main uses is for engine test. 

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: MiloMorai on October 31, 2018, 04:24:10 PM

Quote from: bustr on October 31, 2018, 01:08:31 PM

Seems they are standard on F-15 for emergency landings on CV's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailhook

Add the F-104 which had a tail hook.

Title: Re: One puckered behind landing.
Post by: Oldman731 on October 31, 2018, 07:46:25 PM

Seems to me that the FB-111s at Plattsburgh, NY (1972-ish) were supposed to be modified to have those.  Supposed to be very handy if your hydraulics (or whatever they use to operate brakes these days) are toast.

- oldman