tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post8515930532569371559..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Cessna 172M, N254RA: Accident occurred December 21, 2018 near Abilene Regional Airport (KABI), Texas Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-34591181935572904542020-01-04T19:28:55.641-05:002020-01-04T19:28:55.641-05:00That "Israeli F-15 one wing landing 1983"...That "Israeli F-15 one wing landing 1983" story that was originally floated around 2004 provides many laughs as one of the greatest internet echo chamber hoaxes (still going!) of all time, despite plenty of red flags in the various telling of the tale. So much copy and paste, year after year. The story is echoed everywhere, except no original source of any factual quality can be found Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-64982553352333404862020-01-03T11:42:19.522-05:002020-01-03T11:42:19.522-05:00True testament to one hell of a pilot!!!!True testament to one hell of a pilot!!!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724160329782296846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-80077748232097102072019-12-31T00:51:47.258-05:002019-12-31T00:51:47.258-05:00This Cessna belongs in a museum. This Cessna belongs in a museum. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-48817082582786441742019-12-30T23:09:09.958-05:002019-12-30T23:09:09.958-05:00If I remember right the F-15 pilot did not realize...If I remember right the F-15 pilot did not realize entire wing was gone and Said if he had he would have ejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-8850543673007879992019-12-30T20:24:53.269-05:002019-12-30T20:24:53.269-05:00"Wasn't there an Israeli F-15 that landed..."Wasn't there an Israeli F-15 that landed safely after losing a wing in a collision?"<br /><br />Yep, and the photos and YT videos are still out there of it. It was during a mock Top Gun type of aerial dog fight excercise with A-4s. It hit an A-4 and that pilot ejected. The thing that saved that F-15 was its design: body lift and two vertical stabilizers and rudders. The pilot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-56792361993039665562019-12-30T13:12:24.065-05:002019-12-30T13:12:24.065-05:00Wasn't there an Israeli F-15 that landed safel...Wasn't there an Israeli F-15 that landed safely after losing a wing in a collision? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546411934014547219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-52579450862523606182019-12-29T22:47:33.491-05:002019-12-29T22:47:33.491-05:00I want to see a documentary on this one, as I want...I want to see a documentary on this one, as I want to know what the pilot experienced as he limped this bird to the airport. Seriously? Flying with 25% of wing completely missing, and manages to land safely? This is truly remarkable. Reminds me of the WWII bombers shot to pieces and still flying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-62959178127337969532019-12-29T22:42:04.243-05:002019-12-29T22:42:04.243-05:00Flying this airplane to a safe landing with 4 feet...Flying this airplane to a safe landing with 4 feet of wing missing ? Amazing and good on him for getting himself out of a sticky situation that he also got himself into. I'd reckon he'll be bringing someone else with him to do the pipeline observations and recording next time, however. Pulling this kind of thing off once is probably enough for most people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-6630479309362676802019-12-29T19:58:22.582-05:002019-12-29T19:58:22.582-05:00Four feet of wing gone.
Landed safely, no one inju...Four feet of wing gone.<br />Landed safely, no one injured.<br />That is a true testament to the reliability of Cessna aircraft.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-66547964720515915952019-12-28T19:39:25.110-05:002019-12-28T19:39:25.110-05:00Wow, good thing that didn't turn into somethin... Wow, good thing that didn't turn into something serious... Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629168441101402788noreply@blogger.com