rankamateur Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://hivets.com/there-i-was-just-flying-along-enjoying-the-flight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzilla Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben87r Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Those are frames from a USAF reconstruction video of an actual incident according to a bit of googling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I don't know the answer but I came across this a few months ago, about an F15 that lost a wing after colliding with a Skyhawk in a training exercise. The Israeli pilot wasn't aware that he lost the wing and continued to a successful landing ... Apologies for the thread drift but if you haven't seen it, it's worth a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Those are frames from a USAF reconstruction video of an actual incident according to a bit of googling. My non pilot next door neighbour sends me every email he gets with wings in it, so I googled it to get a link to post here and about the third link suggested MYTH. I still had Kyle Comm. CGI ringing in my head, so was happy to go with Fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I have to think the nose would have bent back, caught air and been initially overtaken by the airframe had that been real? Made in China. You misunderstand, the thread topic is American F15's not where Jabiru engine parts are made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 the thread topic is American F15's not where Jabiru engine parts are made. Not Helpful, Informative, Optimistic or Creative, just good old fashioned Sarcastic, where is that sarcastic button when you need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 "ignore" feature works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 That video is in the same category as the one with the aerobatic plane landing with only one wing. There's one about an Israeli F15 landing with one wing missing too. All hoaxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 That video is in the same category as the one with the aerobatic plane landing with only one wing. There's one about an Israeli F15 landing with one wing missing too. All hoaxes. That link I posted is the Israeli F15 that lost a wing. I doubt it's a hoax since the video is the one from the History Channel, see the logo, bottom right of the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzilla Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yep the F-15 with only one wing is real. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=F15+one+wing&aq=f The fuselage on them creates a fair bit of the lift so the pilot was able to make a very fast approach (250 kts or so I think) and land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sorry, from the comments posted I thought it was the one where the cockpit breaks off. I still believe the one wing video is a hoax. I can't believe any aircraft would be controllable with that much aerodynamic imbalance. The ONLY way it could happen is for (a) the aileron on the wing to have enough effect to be able to completely negate the lift of the wing and (b)the aircraft have enough lift from the remaining fuselage to lift itself. I only know of a limited lifting body aircraft and they were experimental. When I was in the USAF, I worked on F15s and I just don't believe this is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzilla Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I still believe the one wing video is a hoax. I can't believe any aircraft would be controllable with that much aerodynamic imbalance. First paragraph - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle#Notable_accidents_and_incidents And ... http://www.uss-bennington.org/phz-nowing-f15.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akromaster Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The half wing f15 was discussed at length here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421426&page=2 Make of it what you will Ak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not Helpful, Informative, Optimistic or Creative, just good old fashioned Sarcastic, where is that sarcastic button when you need it? Actually it was factual response to the sarcastic off topic quip that had no place in this thread which you must have missed, so here it is again, I'll even highlight it for you so you don't miss it this time ... Made in China. .. hope that helps. Next time I'll simply report it, my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The F15 has full flying differential Horizontal stabilizers (Like a F111 ) it is plausible that they would over come the roll tendency of a F 15 with one wing missing, if the jet was going fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Actually it was factual response to the sarcastic off topic quip that had no place in this thread which you must have missed, so here it is again, I'll even highlight it for you so you don't miss it this time ... Sorry I overlooked that as a general factual comment on the demise of all things manufactured in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 First paragraph - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle#Notable_accidents_and_incidentsAnd ... The citation in the wiki article just cites the You Tube video. All the other references link back to the same video. Still not convinced..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 You are right. A Skyranger won't fly with one wing. However, an F-15 has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzilla Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The citation in the wiki article just cites the You Tube video. All the other references link back to the same video.Still not convinced..... It doesn't just link to a Youtube vid, read it more carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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