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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: casper on December 28, 2008, 07:21:37 AM

Title: Powerful engines
Post by: casper on December 28, 2008, 07:21:37 AM

Watch what happens when a F-16 passes behind a B-1 on the ground

http://www.airvids.net/view/199/f16-tipped-over-by-b1-exhaust-/

Title: Re: Powerful engines
Post by: String on December 28, 2008, 12:56:58 PM

Nice parking. now how do we get out. :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Powerful engines
Post by: Angry Turnip on December 28, 2008, 07:14:43 PM

Seems crazy to me that the crew of the F-16 weren`t aware of the jet blast hazard from the B-1 ???.What about ground movements control?

All pilots are always being reminded about the risks of jet blast.

A friend of mine was at Mildenhall several years sgo,when a B-1 lined up to take-off.Apparently you could get fairly close and several photographers were on step ladders to take out the fence from their pics (You can see where this is going can`t you!)

Against advice from others they decided to stay and when the B-1 lit up the re-heat several thousand pounds worth of camera`s and lenses went arse over elbow.