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(Video) Gripen JAS-39C Crash-landing
Hungarian Saab Gripen JAS-39C forward landing gear had malfunctioned, pilot ejected when he lost control of the aircraft on the ground. (www.liveleak.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Looks like he would have been better off staying in the plane.
Hindsight is 20-20. Given what happened he probably would have been OK but how many of them have you seen that ended in a ball of fire?
True story, he may have thought it would flip once it hit the grass.
As it played out, probably. But he was kinda busy at the time to check his Ouija board- besides the board needs 2 users and it was a single seat craft.
For many fighters, it's SOP to eject if the aircraft begins to head for the edge of the runway, whether the gear is up or down. Some runways have a distinct drop-off or there could be soft ground and either can cause an aircraft to flip over.
There's a CF-188 that's had two runway excursions and two successful ejections. After minor repairs to the landing gear and wingtips and the installation of a new seat and canopy, it was out back into service after both incidents.
There's a CF-188 that's had two runway excursions and two successful ejections. After minor repairs to the landing gear and wingtips and the installation of a new seat and canopy, it was out back into service after both incidents.
That's a cool ejection seat blasting him out right there, but it didn't flip or burn anyways.