This happened at an airshow... I'm thinking the pilot is probably scrubbing potatoes in Siberia right now.
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How NOT to land an SU-35
This happened at an airshow... I'm thinking the pilot is probably scrubbing potatoes in Siberia right now.
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wow..... if it had been a Carrier he'd have killed himself and sunk the ship...
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Yes. It happened in 2014 when the pilot tried to do the following, but a gust of crosswind ...Originally Posted by NightTrain
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Sometimes it happens so...
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I landed an SU-35 once.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
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Flight simulator may give a good joy!
Last edited by Balu; 08-05-2015 at 03:23 PM.
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Give heed, O Muse, but to the voice Divine
Fearing not injury, nor seeking fame,
Nor casting pearls to swine.
(A.Pushkin)
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True story.
I was there and saw the whole thing.
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Nah. He'd have ran off the deck. Might have screwed up the foc'sle when the boat ran over his ass.
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Was that before or after you took off?
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LOL
I hope everyone present, and especially the pilot, were wearing their brown uniforms that day. Thrust vectoring saved his ass there.
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This was my reaction when Jim rolled in for the landing.
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'm just diving off the starboard side.This was my reaction when Jim rolled in for the landing.
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Nice recovery on his part. From 0:12 to 0:24 the wind sock is dancing around a bit but indicates a light tailwind, which doesn't explain the sudden wing drop. His approach and landing appeared normal until the right wing suddenly lifted.
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It looked to me like his left wing stalled and the computers really kicked in gangbusters to get things shipshape again. Still, that wingtip hit the runway and that could have been a catastrophic landing.Nice recovery on his part. From 0:12 to 0:24 the wind sock is dancing around a bit but indicates a light tailwind, which doesn't explain the sudden wing drop. His approach and landing appeared normal until the right wing suddenly lifted.
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Since both wings were level just before the wing drop/wing lift (depending on your perspective) it doesn't make sense for one wing to stall and the other not to do so unless there was an asymmetrical malfunction of the flaps and/or slats.
Depending on the cause of the problem, dragging a wingtip is mostly a maintenance repair issue. The jet is so massive, that dragging an aluminum and composite wingtip isn't going to stop it or significantly change its direction. The tip will just shear off.
Still, the cause of the "bobble" is interesting. It could be pilot error, but I think something else was going on. Either an odd wind gust or a mechanical issue.
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