RAAF F-111s grounded in Australia after incident
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Saw this incident on the news last night and tried finding video footage. The mishap F-111 was on a routine flight when a left-wing wheel fell off shortly after takeoff at the Amberley base, West of eastern coast city of Brisbane AUS. The plane had to stay in the air for 3 hrs to burn of the fuel before landing safely at its home base using the cable and tail hook to assist in arresting the stop.
http://mp3.news.com.au/bcm/f111.wmv
http://mp3.news.com.au/bcm/f111.wmv
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Asif wrote:Saw this incident on the news last night and tried finding video footage. The mishap F-111 was on a routine flight when a left-wing wheel fell off shortly after takeoff at the Amberley base, West of eastern coast city of Brisbane AUS. The plane had to stay in the air for 3 hrs to burn of the fuel before landing safely at its home base using the cable and tail hook to assist in arresting the stop.
http://mp3.news.com.au/bcm/f111.wmv
i thought the F-111 had a fuel dump option... at least that's what they do at the air shows all the time..
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Heard that the F-111 did indeed dump fuel rather than burn it off over Moreton Bay.
Apparently the Aussie`s may try to extend the F-111s life past 2012.....
Apparently the Aussie`s may try to extend the F-111s life past 2012.....
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