RAAF F-111s grounded in Australia after incident

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by Asif » 19 Jul 2006, 07:44

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
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by cchief16 » 19 Jul 2006, 13:47

that is one hell of a landing! pilot has got a pair for flying low enough to catch the barrier to bring it down. kudos :cheers:
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by Meathook » 19 Jul 2006, 20:35

Tech book cable landing, well done Mate, well done!
More than likely have "been there and done that at some point", it sure keeps you young if done correctly


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by HazF16 » 19 Jul 2006, 20:46

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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by snypa777 » 19 Jul 2006, 21:04

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.....
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by Meathook » 19 Jul 2006, 21:06

Yep....that's true to both answers.....
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