F-15E Compressor Stall - Pilot Reaction

[GC1993]

Apologies if this has been posted already, but can we just appreciate the textbook reaction from the pilot when his right engine goes kaput - instant power down and full rudder deflection to compensate for the yaw induced by the right engine failing.

 

Guess relentless training really does pay off. :thumbup:

 

[borchi_2b]

hi there. it is both, reaction of the pilot and the build in savety systems of this f15e. I have seen the exact same situation at RAF lakenheath in 2006. Left engine had a compressorstall, exactly the same way your link shows. In that incidence I witnesed, the pilot pulled back the throttel and the build in savety system had shut down the whole aircraft instantly. unfortunatly, the plane still had a slight jaw to the left and the day before it rained alot, so it rolled of the runway half way down and the nosegear sank into the soft ground. the airfiled was closed untill the late afternoon. this all happened at about 0930h and at that time from 0900h 21 planes were allready airborne and had to land at RAF mildenhall later, after they compleated thier training missions over the northsea. a friend of mine, a pilot of the 493rd was sceduled a trainingmission over noon, which was canceled off, so we had some nice time to hang out at the casino, cause he had not much left to do for a few hours and i can even remeber one f15c that day, one of the 21 that were allready airborne, had a compressor stall in the air and returned early that day to mildenhall. the chatting via ops com was interesting and turbulent that day.