what it looks like when a jet gets hit

[SDsc0rch]

 

 

see the 2:00 mark

8)

 

and 2:50, 3:15

 

 

and upon impact with the ground.. 3:45

 

 

 

 

 

i'm kinda surprised to see they'll be using the F-16 for target practice...

[mwd2]

 

i'm kinda surprised to see they'll be using the F-16 for target practice...

 

there is enough resupply:

 

Tucson, Arizona, USA

32 08'59.96 N, 110 50'09.03 W

[tarracta]

Hope we will see this explosions with this fireball in DCSW2.0 ....

 

Is there any chance for the pilot to survive such a missile strike? In DCS I got very often the chance to bail out of a damaged plane, but seeing this inferno in the video I don't think there's any chance for the pilot if he doesn't see that missile coming :cry:

 

Furthermore I can't believe it's realistic that even a big plane is taking up to 4 missile hits until it finally comes down (like happening in DCS).

Edited July 9, 2015 by tarracta

[OutOnTheOP]

i'm kinda surprised to see they'll be using the F-16 for target practice...

 

Shouldn't be that surprising; there are tons of decommissioned F-16A and F-15A.

 

The early production marks are so obsolete they're too expensive to upgrade, and beyond that, many of them have reached the stress life of their airframe. They can't be flown much more without falling apart, so if they're already broken, why not get a little last service out of them as a target for training and test purposes?

 

The QF-16 has the advantage as well that you only need to make sure one engine is in running condition, as opposed to two on a QF-4.

 

Either way, it's cheaper than building drones (with fighter-like performance, at least in speed and RCS) for the explicit purpose of shooting them down.

 

Is there any chance for the pilot to survive such a missile strike? In DCS I got very often the chance to bail out of a damaged plane, but seeing this inferno in the video I don't think there's any chance for the pilot if he doesn't see that missile coming

 

Furthermore I can't believe it's realistic that even a big plane is taking up to 4 missile hits until it finally comes down (like happening in DCS).

 

As to being able to survive a hit like that... keep in mind that the targets shown here appear to have been non-maneuvering, weren't using expendable countermeasures, and probably weren't using electronic countermeasures. In that kind of situation, a direct missile-to-fuselage impact is pretty likely.

 

Against a maneuvering combat aircraft using countermeasures, you're probably going to get a proximity fuzed blast, and much less dramatic effects.

 

Also, while it may look devastating, keep in mind that the big ol' fireball is fuel burning OUTSIDE the aircraft. The cockpit would likely keep most of that out, and once the seat fired, you're clear of it posthaste. Of course, there's a reason flight suits are fire-retardant....

 

Large aircraft surviving a direct hit? Depends on where you hit it, I guess. If you put an AIM-9 into the tail ramp of a transport, there's not much important there. Hit it with a contact-fuzing strike to the wing root, and yeah, it's probably done.

Edited July 9, 2015 by OutOnTheOP

[MrTUX]

there is enough resupply:

 

 

well they could give one of those to a lucky civilian :music_whistling:

[zantron]

well they could give one of those to a lucky civilian :music_whistling:

military surplus fighter jets are actually pretty cheap (i used to go through this monthly planes for sale magazine at my airplane mechanic school and i couldn't believe how cheap i could buy a mig for), its the fuel and especially the maintenance that makes up for it lol

[mvsgas]

The tittle should say; "What it looks like when a QF-4 gets hit"

Every aircraft is different, some may blow up some won't.

 

As for the QF-16; Their not only using A models, they using block 10 to 32 AFAIK, so A and C

Here is a block 25 converted to QF-16

 

http://www.boeing.com/defense/support/qf-16/index.page

[Zimmerdylan]

there is enough resupply:

 

Tucson, Arizona, USA

32 08'59.96 N, 110 50'09.03 W

 

Hey wow!!!! I know this place.... I live here!!!

[Bucic]

I'm not a sentimental kind of guy as far as aircraft go. Naming, pretty paint schemes, meh... But this video gave me a weird feeling. Thank you for posting this!

[Chris1012]

This is a great vid for this:

Skip to 4.07 to see an interesting one, they don't always just fly straight and level waiting to be hit :D

[104th_Maverick]

Blow up F-16s for the next 20 years.....?

 

I'm in :D

[strikeeagle]

Shouldn't be that surprising; there are tons of decommissioned F-16A and F-15A

 

NEVER the F-15...

[HiJack]

No no for gods sake, not the F-15 :chair:

[SDsc0rch]

This is a great vid for this:

Skip to 4.07 to see an interesting one, they don't always just fly straight and level waiting to be hit :D

 

THAT is an *excellent* vid ---- saw this years ago, forgot about it - thx for posting

 

if you watch closely, there are some good things virtual pilots can learn in that video......... (just sayin)