Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: fireflyr on November 29, 2006, 06:13:00 PM
Title: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: fireflyr on November 29, 2006, 06:13:00 PM
Guess this won't be graded as a "great" landing! :-\
http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/bombers4.html
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: Frank N. O. on November 29, 2006, 06:28:29 PM
Forgot to extend the landing gear??? I'm speechless.
Frank
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: FlyboyGil on November 29, 2006, 09:46:55 PM
Ouch my pride!!! :P
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: Mike on November 30, 2006, 04:27:45 AM
What an expensive "OOPS" . . .
Or did the gear malfunction??
Almost looks like they could get right back into taking off and flying again as soon as they got the thing back on it's wheels, doesn't it?!?! Speaks for the plane !!
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: Baradium on November 30, 2006, 07:47:19 AM
Almost looks like they could get right back into taking off and flying again as soon as they got the thing back on it's wheels, doesn't it?!?! Speaks for the plane !!
The Russian Mig-29 is designed for exactly that. The Russians have done demonstrations as well. Intentionally gear up the plane, lift it on the wheels and then fly it around demonstrating that everything still functions normally.
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: cj5_pilot on November 30, 2006, 04:01:14 PM
Forgot to extend the landing gear??? I'm speechless.
Frank
I'm trying to remember who the quote is from, but here it is:
"There are two kinds of pilots in this world....those that have made a wheels up landing and those who will."
Myself...I LIKE my gear down and welded ;D
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: tundra_flier on December 01, 2006, 07:44:08 AM
Seeing as how even some light twins have automatic warning and even lowing mechanisms I'm going hope that this was either a gear malfunction, or part of the flight testing program. :P
Phil
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: SteepTurn on December 01, 2006, 01:36:14 PM
.....holy cow!!!!! :-\
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: Voidhawk9 on December 02, 2006, 12:40:55 PM
After 11 hours in the seat, I suppose the likelihood of this sort if incident is a lot higher! :-\
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: spacer on December 02, 2006, 09:53:46 PM
That first picture looks like the plane's held together with duct tape. ;D
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: chuckar101 on December 08, 2006, 03:22:45 AM
For the speeds that those guys fly, there seemed to be relatively little damage on the underside of the aircraft. Hopefully it was a gear malfunction, at least for the pilots sake. That would be tough to explain to the commander.
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: undatc on December 09, 2006, 08:43:00 PM
:'( :'( :'(
Those are my absolute favorite planes, the most beautiful thing to take to the sky in my opinion. Probably what made my want to get into aviation, what else can you do mach 2, 200 feet off the ground with both pilots kicked back drinking coffee, with the computer flying it, while you sit on top of 10 thermonucler warheads? Deadly and beautiful all in one.
Sad to see one on its belly, i saw on up close about 6 months ago, a buddy of mine is at the Air Force academy in colorado springs, they had one land and i got a sneak peak :)
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: chuckar101 on December 10, 2006, 02:25:35 AM
The best is when your driving in bfe nevada and one buzzes you about 200 or so off the deck. Never hear them coming.
Title: Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
Post by: fireflyr on December 10, 2006, 02:42:24 AM
