[simpits-tech] F-15 Inflight Emergency Video

[Gene Buckle]

> Got this from a friend...  not sure if it has circulated around simpits 
> yet... 
> Subject: F-15 with a fire in the right engine bay
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> This is an interesting scenario of an F-15 with a fire in the right engine 
> bay.  The pilot shuts down the engine, but the fire continues.  He decides to 
> try to save the airplane and land at Whiteman.  You can see the airspeed and 
> altitude tapes in the HUD and listen to his conversation.  He touches down at 
> high speed but can't get it stopped and ejects at the departure end of the 
> runway.  The pilot is very professional in handling this emergency,  Check 
> the rate of respiration and the fact that the camera and some cockpit 
> information systems seem to be still working after the aircraft finishes 
> crashing . He gets the message about "bingo" fuel after all the parts have 
> stopped moving .
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Thanks for the link Ed.  I caught that last week.  I wonder what the tail 
# was...

g.

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