Interesting Read: F-16 Accident Investigation Report

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http://www.acc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090928-037.pdf

 

It's about a F-16 driver who flew a night CAS strafing training mission with NVGs on. He didn't reacted to alerts from multiple onboard avionic instruments and a ground controller who told him to pull up. He flew straight into the earth.

 

This brings up an interesting thing which is the Auto-GCAS which will be installed on US fighterjest from 2012 on.

 

Here is an video which shows the system in action:

 

 

The systems activates an automated pull up and straight level 1.5 seconds before a virtual "point of no return" is reached.