[DeTomaso] NPC Fwd: F-16 vs Woodpecker

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  It's up on youtube:
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
 To: detomaso at realbig.com
 Sent: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 1:07 PM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Fwd: F-16 vs Woodpecker
 
  If anyone wants to see this let me know and I will forward the video.  It's 2.6 

MB

   

  Ken





  



                  Read the comments below, then watch…



      

Amazing 45 second sequence. You may have to replay to see the bird that entered 

the engine. Go to large screen if you can.  This is footage from the cockpit of 

an F-16. Cool reaction and professionalism of the two pilots, including cockpit 

transmission with video.



F-16 engine ingests bird after takeoff at Tyndall AFB. Think you might find it 

interesting to see a crash from the cockpit of an airplane. It is an instructor 

pilot in the rear and a student in the front seat of an F-16.



A "Bird Strike," as seen through the Heads Up Display (HUD).

You can see the bird flash by just prior to impacting the engine.

You can hear the aircraft voice warning system telling them they have a problem 

and referring to the "D-6 NL" which means there is no engine RPM.



They made two attempts to relight t he jet engine, but evidently there was too 

much damage from the bird strike and they had to eject.  These guys were very 

cool; note the heavy breathing... They certainly flew longer than one would 

expect before ejecting. Airspeed can be observed on the HUD's upper left corner. 

It goes down to the low 120's as they struggle to get the engine going again, 

but as the plane noses over and dives to earth it increases to at least 175 just 

before impact.



It just goes to show how quickly your day can go to pieces - 45 seconds from 

strike to ejection. All and all, not bad. They ran the Emergency Checklist, made 

two relight attempts, and picked out a plowed field for impact before ejecting.



You can follow the audio attached to it and hear the conversation between the 

pilot and instructor pilot and then the tower. Including the pilot saying they 

were punching out. The tower didn't seem to completely understand it all, and 

missed the significance of the last transmission.



The towers last radio call, he's talking to an empty aircraft. The video 

continues until impact, even after they both eject. A classic "buying the farm" 

as you can see the plow rows get bigger. A real nice job from the aircrew by 

keeping their cool and turning the aircraft away from populated areas. No one 

hurt and no one killed but the dirty bird did cost the Taxpayers a "few" million 

dollars!



 











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