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Posted: 4/29/2021 11:54:11 PM EDT
Holy cow. Looks like the engine let go on take-off roll from LHD.
 Marine AV-8B Harrier Explosion |
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Posted: 4/30/2021 12:42:35 AM EDT
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Holy fuck!
Harriers can KB? please tell me the pilot is ok? |
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Posted: 4/30/2021 12:44:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy fuck! Harriers can KB? please tell me the pilot is ok? Pilot was fine. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2017/10/16/investigation-catastrophic-engine-failure-totaled-harrier-sea |
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Posted: 4/30/2021 12:50:55 AM EDT
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Go for throttle up .
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Posted: 4/30/2021 7:22:47 AM EDT
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The saddle tanks on each side of the engine are vulnerable to shrapnel.
Four tanks. Two forward of the forward nozzles adjacent to the fan, two tanks between the nozzles close to the compressor. Those tanks make the airplane extremely vulnerable to HEI rounds. |
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Posted: 4/30/2021 9:52:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/30/2021 3:42:45 PM EDT
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Impressed by how quickly they got the fire under control.
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Posted: 4/30/2021 11:30:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Impressed by how quickly they got the fire under control. Not just under control, but completely put out in less than 90 seconds! That's some serious damage control expertise. I did not not determine it from the video, did the pilot stay in the airplane? |
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Posted: 5/1/2021 12:04:10 AM EDT
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If you read the comments under the video some of the posters say they were there during the event.
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Posted: 5/20/2021 4:11:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Impressed by how quickly they got the fire under control. Deck apes are some of the hardest working people in the DOD. It’s a grueling, dirty and dangerous job, and they do it, every day. |
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Posted: 5/20/2021 4:35:57 PM EDT
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All the guys run away from the plane when it pops, except the one guy that does a semi-circle and runs back toward the plane.
Hats off to our Servicemen and women! |
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Posted: 5/20/2021 4:56:57 PM EDT
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Over the radio, the pilot was told to eject. But he saw he had control of the aircraft and was able to bring it to a stop, according to the report. So instead, he "safed" his ejection seat, opened the Harrier's canopy, and moved to exit the aircraft that way. At first, he was hit in the face with firefighting foam and pushed back into his seat. But after several attempts, he was able to climb down from the aircraft and taken for medical evaluation, according to the report. |
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Posted: 5/20/2021 5:27:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2021 3:03:42 PM EDT
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Prolly threw a rod
 Or backfired through the carburetor. |
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Posted: 6/1/2021 11:04:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go for throttle up . |
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Posted: 6/3/2021 3:17:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Prolly threw a rod I remember some of the locals at Sun n Fun looking at the warbirds on the line and this heavyset dude says to his kid "reckon that thing's got a V8 hemi in it?" |
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Posted: 6/7/2021 9:11:13 AM EDT
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That pilot had balls of steel, and trusted the DC team to get him out alive.
He was advised to eject. Instead, he safed the seat and waited for his chance to exit the cockpit. Incredible. |
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Posted: 6/7/2021 10:12:44 AM EDT
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Damage control is no joke on a US warship. They train it until it becomes a 6th sense.
When we had the big tread about the Bonnie Dick. A lot of folks on here didn't understand that, had that ship been at sea. It would have never burned up like that. Hellva job to deck crew. |
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Posted: 6/8/2021 2:50:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Damage control is no joke on a US warship. They train it until it becomes a 6th sense. When we had the big tread about the Bonnie Dick. A lot of folks on here didn't understand that, had that ship been at sea. It would have never burned up like that. Hellva job to deck crew. |
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Posted: 6/25/2021 12:19:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not just under control, but completely put out in less than 90 seconds! That's some serious damage control expertise. I did not not determine it from the video, did the pilot stay in the airplane? In the Navy, everyone is a Fireman. Biggest threat they face. |
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Posted: 6/25/2021 8:05:14 PM EDT
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Biggest threats they face are a lack of sleep and poor diet.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/july/let-our-sailors-sleep?mc_cid=4591eafc53&mc_eid=90f8db3181 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/03/navy-fattest-obesity-rates-across-services.html |
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