USAFE F-15E Crash Report

[Phantom88]

Releases a report on their investigation of a Strike Eagle crash over Libya in March

 

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123283276

 

Edited December 14, 2011 by Phantom88
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[Cali]

Look at those guys touching and standing all around it, so many hazards that they don't know about.

[Phantom88]

Yeah,Undoubtedly it will end up in some anti-American propaganda vid.:doh:

[diveplane]

Releases a report on their investigation of a Strike Eagle crash over Libya in March

 

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123283276

 

 

unreal the forces at play when the jet hit the ground look at those engine outlets ..wow

[Vekkinho]

I thought F-15 aircraft had no issues with asymmetric payloads. At least according to GGT's post here.

[Vekkinho]

Look at those guys touching and standing all around it, so many hazards that they don't know about.

 

Hazards such as?!

[Cupra]

Just google about hydrazine, what is uses for APU power or other fluids and chemical stuff used by aircraft...

[topol-m]

not to mention that a JDAM might be approaching to clear the wreckage while you're chilling on top of it :D

[Pilotasso]

Hazards such as?!

 

Hydrazine and chemicals released from the composite materials, not to mention any explosives still on board.

[Vekkinho]

70% hydrazine / 30% water solution is used for APU but it's sealed in a accumulator so it highly unlikely you've got it sprayed over the crash site or wreckage.

 

This 70% hydrazine solution is as poisonous as your cycling spandex knickers.

[Vekkinho]

not to mention that a JDAM might be approaching to clear the wreckage while you're chilling on top of it :D

 

Yeah that seems more dangerous than any onboard stuff that survived the impact. This wreckage is pretty solid, was it hard landed or was it uncontrolled crash?

[Phantom88]

The Pilot and Wizzo Bailed and survived,I'm guessing uncontrolled crash.

[GGTharos]

I was talking about fire control systems, not flight performance. /All/ aircraft are more departure-prone with asymmetric payloads - or more specifically, weight imbalance. It could be fuel tanks that aren't evenly filled, doesn't have to be payload.

 

I thought F-15 aircraft had no issues with asymmetric payloads. At least according to GGT's post here.

Edited December 17, 2011 by GGTharos

[mig29movt]

BTW: For everyone interested visit http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/

Full USAF crash reports. I had to use a US-proxy server to access the site

[Cali]

F-15's don't use hydrazine, F-16's and U-2's use it. Other hazards are from fuel, paint and fibers in the aircraft material. I went on a F-16 crash site back in April 2006 and had to get fully suited up to go retrieve the H-70 (hydrazine bottle which was split like a soda can.

[hog_driver111th]

Why is it that the dumbasses always have to stand on the downed aircraft? This F-15, the F-117, UH-60 (as seen in the movie Black Hawk Down)... I'm sure there are others.

[leafer]

I'd love to see them try that sh!t with Starscream.

[Grimes]

As if this could actually happen to Starscream.

[Cali]

Well, he did get his face blown off.....just sayin.

[hitman]

Starscream turned into Unicrons bitch.

[mikoyan]

Check this out:

f-15a

 

 

Who nows if they did this test with the aircraft loaded?

 

 

 

 

high alpha test (very cool)

 

 

[BlueRidgeDx]

I didn't read the AIB and this has little to do with this accident, but at high AoA the F-15 is susceptible to departure for some interesting reasons. Among the causes are scratches on the radome, radome latch security, flight control rigging, and even air passing through the gun vent louvres.