Euro Fighter photos - near miss

[Davewaddy]

I was asked to post a couple of Euro fighter photos - quite a near miss - I think this was the aftermath of a low level loop........... if you look at the photos from the different angles. I am sure it was a butt clenching moment for the pilot with a responsiblity to look after a £65 million fighter! It was on full power and I think you can see the aircraft was mushing towards the ground .....with approx 20 foot ground clearance.:svengo:

[quanter]

Well they wont have to mow that grass for a while.

Good pics

Brian

[Davewaddy]

Brian - yes you are right ..... big scorch marks! As you can see from the photos the aircraft wasnt in line with the runway so it was niether a landing or take off. A fubar I believe!

[quanter]

I was out in Greece one year when the Yugoslavia bit was kicking off, they were practising low level flying all over the place, fighter came over the hill and down so low that the jet flux stirred up the sea.
I though that was low but not as close as the Eurofighter, as you say, a slight Ooops.

Brian

[handthrottle]

Wonder if he had his thumb on the 'ejecter seat' button!!

[ChrisB]

Myself and 3DJIM witnessed a Red Arrows do this but lower right over our field and literally over the head of someone on the flightline.We had an ex RAF fighter pilot with us who flew Phantoms among other things and he said it was a hairs bredth from the pilot ejecting.

You had to be there to have believed how close it was.:)

[Rotorhead]

ChrisB, if it was as low as you describe, he wouldnt have the time to even think eject, let alone even reach for the handle...

[ChrisB]

Trust me it was low,we flew right next to Bmth Airport and the Red Arrows are sometimes based there,our instructions from ATC were to land all models when they came back to land.We were all on the ground anyway except for one bloke flying a plank,the red arrows came back in and did their break in all directions routine,one came straight at us tree height and he saw the modeller stood in the field and tried to pull up suddenly and he sank toward the ground.I would estimate he was 20 feet from the guy in the field,under 40 feet high,nose high up and wings were wobbling and whole plane was sinking.

You really had to be there TBH,hopefully 3DJIM will add to this.

[Biggles]

Something says to me that piccy has been doctored.........just dont look right. (the one on the left that is).

[colin n]

ejection seats

benders !!:)

[Backrowslea]

it was at RIAT, or at least that is what youtube says....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQiRsG62XA[/ame]

[Davewaddy]

Yes you are right it was at RIAT. In full view of the public...... Thanks for the backup !

[anthonyw]

if a recall correctly it was friday practice,

pilot was instructed to land straight after :blush5:

[David Drew]

What's RIAT?

[quanter]

[quote=anthonyw;172458]if a recall correctly it was friday practice,

pilot what instructed to land straight after :blush5:[/quote]

'Pilot what' - as in WTF do you think you are playing at:)

Brian