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Aircraft:
72-1568
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LM Aero T/V | 60-2 | |
Plant | General Dynamics | |
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Delivered | ![]() YF-16 |
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The aircraft had a few tense moments during its first two flights. On both flights, the nose landing gear would not fully extend for landing. Gear extend /retract tests on the ground had gone well, so no one expected any problems in flight. However, since the NLG extends down and forward, the air pressure of 200 kt at extension prevented full extension. The pilot, Neal Anderson, tried extending at a lower airspeed, pulling 3g, etc., all to no avail. For some reason he flipped the alternate flap switch and the hydraulic pressure pulse was just enough to lock the gear down. About 50 guys in the control room started to breath again. After the flight, gear rigging adjustments were made to correct the problem. Or so we thought! On flight 2, the same thing happened. Neal was not pleased to say the least.
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Aircraft History
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09 May 1974 | [act] | 01568 |
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Feb 1975 | [act] | 01568 |
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05 Mar 1975 | [act] | 01568 |
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Apr 1975 | [act] | 01568 |
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08 May 1975 | [msh] | 01568 |
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Jun 1975 | [act] | 01568 |
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Unknown | [act] | 01568 |
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03 May 1980 | [i/a] | 01568 |
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Sep 1980 | [i/a] |
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Apr 1982 | [i/a] | 01568 |
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Dec 1999 | [i/a] | 01568 |
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25 Jan 2020 | [sto] | 01568 |
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01 Jun 2024 | [pre] | 01568 |
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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] | Active | [i/a] | Instructional Airframe | [sto] | Stored (e.g. at AMARG) |
[cld] | Cancelled Order | [msh] | Involved in Mishap | [w/o] | Write-off |
[con] | Converted | [o/o] | On Order | ||
[des] | Destroyed (drone) | [pre] | Preserved (museum, gateguard) | T/V | LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number |
[emb] | Embargoed | [scr] | Scrapped | ![]() |
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