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Title: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Shuffler on July 02, 2019, 12:43:29 PM: Warthog strikes bird and drops 3 dummy bombs by accident.....

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/02/air-force-jet-hits-bird-drops-3-dummy-bombs-over-florida.html (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/02/air-force-jet-hits-bird-drops-3-dummy-bombs-over-florida.html)
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: davidpt40 on July 02, 2019, 03:49:26 PM: How are these training bombs carried? Are they on a special carrier on the same pylon?
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Nefarious on July 02, 2019, 03:50:42 PM: Quote from: davidpt40 on July 02, 2019, 03:49:26 PM
How are these training bombs carried? Are they on a special carrier on the same pylon?

Same pylon.
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: davidpt40 on July 02, 2019, 03:54:53 PM: I *finally* found a picture of the mk76 training bomb being carried. Bet the bird hit that and caused some sort of electrical short.

(http://www.f-16.net/g3/var/resizes/album76/90-0717_001.jpg?m=1371900698)
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Vraciu on July 02, 2019, 04:43:55 PM: Did the bird hit the A-10 from behind? :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: turt21 on July 02, 2019, 05:56:35 PM: probably an ISIS Taliban pigeon
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: BoilerDown on July 02, 2019, 06:21:45 PM: I guess that's why you train.
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Traveler on July 02, 2019, 09:04:20 PM: Quote from: Shuffler on July 02, 2019, 12:43:29 PM
Warthog strikes bird and drops 3 dummy bombs by accident.....

Interesting, a bird strike does what a 40 MM antiaircraft round didn't do in either gulf war.
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: ACE on July 03, 2019, 07:01:51 AM: They still got the ole chicken shooter at my local AFB in their wind tunnel. Not in use of course. But it’s there for this reason as well as checking windows with it :D
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Shuffler on July 03, 2019, 07:29:46 AM: Quote from: ACE on July 03, 2019, 07:01:51 AM
They still got the ole chicken shooter at my local AFB in their wind tunnel. Not in use of course. But it’s there for this reason as well as checking windows with it :D

Mythbusters made their own. :aok
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: ACE on July 03, 2019, 09:47:22 AM: Quote from: Shuffler on July 03, 2019, 07:29:46 AM
Mythbusters made their own. :aok
Never knew that. That’s awesome.
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Nefarious on July 03, 2019, 10:32:42 AM: Quote from: davidpt40 on July 02, 2019, 03:54:53 PM
I *finally* found a picture of the mk76 training bomb being carried. Bet the bird hit that and caused some sort of electrical short.

(http://www.f-16.net/g3/var/resizes/album76/90-0717_001.jpg?m=1371900698)

I googled mk 76 practice bomb and found several. :headscratch:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mk+76+practice+bomb&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS779US779&hl=en-US&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlwdPkiJnjAhUGOs0KHXcfCEQQ_AUoAnoECAwQAg&biw=375&bih=551#imgrc=H6c3bxzZt7OCoM
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Shuffler on July 03, 2019, 10:44:11 AM: Quote from: ACE on July 03, 2019, 09:47:22 AM
Never knew that. That’s awesome.

They didn't have the wind tunnel but the chicken launcher worked great. They fired it at small aircraft windshields (from wrecked craft).
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: perdue3 on July 03, 2019, 10:59:08 AM: I thought they were BDU-33's?
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: Puma44 on July 03, 2019, 11:11:48 AM: Quote from: perdue3 on July 03, 2019, 10:59:08 AM
I thought they were BDU-33's?

I believe the MK-76 is the U.S. Navy designator for the same practice bomb used by the Air Force, the BDU-33. Both designators are for the same blue 25 pound practice bomb simulating the MK-82 500lb general purpose bomb.
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: deSelys on July 03, 2019, 04:19:19 PM: Quote from: Vraciu on July 02, 2019, 04:43:55 PM
Did the bird hit the A-10 from behind? :rofl :rofl :rofl

:rofl :aok
Title: Re: Florida Bombed.......
Post by: 1stpar3 on July 03, 2019, 04:33:42 PM: OOPS. My bad fellers :uhoh Somebody said they saw Puma44 in a Wirb, parked on the edge of the Target Area. I saw something resembling his Wirb...but dropped too low. Bird Strike was just me trying to hide a MISS. Dang Film Viewer, should have known the truth would get out :devil