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Quote of the Day
Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.
-- Neil Armstrong
Today in history
May 1975
First transatlantic flight by the YF-16, attending the 1975 Paris Air Show.
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USAF F-16C block 40 #89-2042 assigned to the 70th FS based at Moody AFB and seen transient at Luke AFB in April of 1993.
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Twice as Nice
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USAF #79377
F-16A Block 10
This USAF F-16 crashed twice, but was repaired both times - hence it got named 'Twice as Nice'. It was later sold to Israel. The first crash was in 1984 - sometimes when aircraft systems designers integrate various components into an airframe, they forget to examine what happens if a component should fail. Such was the case in the original F-16 design. An electrical connector (cannon plug) came loose and unfortunately the wiring for critical components like brakes and arrestor hook all went through the same connector.
The pilot attempted to land the aircraft and engage the arrestor wires. Both wires were missed and the aircraft went off the end of the runway. The pilot stayed with the aircraft and the rescue crews had to cut through the canopy to reach hime - the hole in the canopy can be seen in the photo.
After this accident they changed the electrical schematic and wiring harness so that those features went through different connectors now.
The second crash occurred a few years later. Cause of mishap was a stuck throttle cable at 70% power. The incident happened at MacDill and the pilot landed the aircraft then ejected when he couldn't stop it. It then went off the end of the runway.
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While TDY to Tyndall I had a string of 13 Ground Aborts in a row. Hence the name Ground Abort Bit!@ Boy (GABBBOY.) I complained about it every day during the TDY hence the 3rd B. Thanks Rude Dawg.
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