- Joined
- Apr 27, 2010
- Location
- Bethlehem, Georgia
And you thought "low fuel state" was a problem...........check out
this video for a "no fuel state" approach.
This video is of a USAF F-16 dead stick landing into Elizabeth City,
NC. The fly boys might be interested in his performance. See if you
can keep all of the radio transmission straight. Probably the coolest
sounding voice in the whole mix is the actual pilot of the aircraft.
FYI... an F-16 has only one engine. When it goes, you are coming
down. It is just a matter of figuring out where the airplane will
come to rest.
For those not familiar, the EPU (Electrical Power Unit) provides
hydraulic and electrical power in event of failure of the engine,
electrical or hydraulics. The EPU is powered by Hydrazine which
decomposes into hot gasses as it passes across a catalyst bed or
engine bleed air (if available). The hot air passes through a turbine
which drives the emergency hydraulic pump and generator through a gear
box.....
Click here: F-16 Dead Stick Landing
this video for a "no fuel state" approach.
This video is of a USAF F-16 dead stick landing into Elizabeth City,
NC. The fly boys might be interested in his performance. See if you
can keep all of the radio transmission straight. Probably the coolest
sounding voice in the whole mix is the actual pilot of the aircraft.
FYI... an F-16 has only one engine. When it goes, you are coming
down. It is just a matter of figuring out where the airplane will
come to rest.
For those not familiar, the EPU (Electrical Power Unit) provides
hydraulic and electrical power in event of failure of the engine,
electrical or hydraulics. The EPU is powered by Hydrazine which
decomposes into hot gasses as it passes across a catalyst bed or
engine bleed air (if available). The hot air passes through a turbine
which drives the emergency hydraulic pump and generator through a gear
box.....
Click here: F-16 Dead Stick Landing