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fireflyr

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What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« 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

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Offline Frank N. O.

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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2006, 06:28:29 PM »
Forgot to extend the landing gear??? I'm speechless.

Frank
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2006, 09:46:55 PM »
Ouch my pride!!! :P
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #3 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 !!
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2006, 07:47:19 AM »
Quote from: 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 !!

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.
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2006, 04:01:14 PM »
Quote from: Frank N. O. on November 29, 2006, 06:28:29 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
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #6 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

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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2006, 01:36:14 PM »
.....holy cow!!!!! :-\
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #8 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!  :-\
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2006, 09:53:46 PM »
That first picture looks like the plane's held together with duct tape.  ;D
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #10 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.
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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #11 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 :) 
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Offline chuckar101

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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #12 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.
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fireflyr

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Re: What'ya mean, where's the checklist?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2006, 02:42:24 AM »
Quote from: 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.
Check-your-shorts time, HUH? :D
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