[simpits-tech] F-15 accident page....

[Gene Buckle]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2011, Brian Sikkema wrote:

> On 3/22/2011 11:48 PM, Gene Buckle wrote:
>> Brian pointed me to the Wikipedia entry on F-15 losses.  Turns out '0007
>> is the first one on the list. :)  It needed a citation, so I scanned the
>> first three pages from the accident report and put the PDF online.  You
>> can find it here:
>>
>> http://www.f15sim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/80-0007-accident-report.pdf
>>
>> g.
>>
>>
> Interesting! Did you see the time on the engines vs. the time on the
> airframe? They must run quite a checkout on them before and after
> installation!
>
Yep.  Maybe they require some kind of "run-in" before they're allowed to 
be used in active duty aircraft...

g.

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