F111 no wheels landing

EXPAT0149 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:44 am **Posts:** 163

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/s ... 53,00.html

Seems he lost a wheel on take off , good news is he got it down ok

Connery · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:04 pm

Didn't even know that they were still flying them. I find it strange that the report says that they flew around for hours to burn off fuel when the F-111 has the ability to dump fuel. It would make a very large stream of flame behind the aircraft. I saw them do it a couple of times at air shows back in the late 80's when I was stationed at RAF Croughton in the UK

RickH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:29 pm

The Aussies did it at the closing of the Olympic Games at Sydney.

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:55 pm

Check out the video of the incident...the clip is in the link on the first post!

Malcolm Hood · **Posted:** Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:38 am

Connery wrote:

I find it strange that the report says that they flew around for hours to burn off fuel when the F-111 has the ability to dump fuel.

While the aircraft was burning off fuel, the options were being explored in the simulator. It paid off!

Regards

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