Thunderbird's F16 Pilot must eject

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A Thunderbirds F16 Pilot must eject. After take off and a steep climb into a long inverted roll, he comes back around and runs out of sky. Notice how close he is to the ground before letting her go.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: July 30, 2006 at 8:39 am
Author: boostfiend

Length: 00:01:12
Rating: 4.53
Views: 760285

Tags: Thunderbirds F16 eject airshow plane crash

Video Comments:
faberzinho (September 14, 2007 at 2:07 am)
did he survive?
boostfiend (September 14, 2007 at 3:30 am)
He did! Happy to say.
the1bigace (September 10, 2007 at 7:00 am)
through hard work and a random selection from a fleet of pilots from the USAF America is an equal opourtunity thing, you may not be elite when you step in but you will be when you leave.
kirkjamestkirk (September 2, 2007 at 2:29 pm)
Is flying an unknown aircraft as easy as driving a new car for experienced fighter pilots?
Could for example a western pilot jump in a mig-29 or Su-27 and fly it?
boostfiend (September 2, 2007 at 3:05 pm)
In the case of Chuck Yeager - he used to test fly many aircraft that Americans had never flown. In many cases, beyond the limits of even the manufacture. Granted, he was one of the best.
the1bigace (September 10, 2007 at 6:56 am)
if he can read the switches lol of course. its not like the plane is attached to the mind. If an F-16 pilot hop into an F-15 he just has to get used to a bit of control changes. its no like you need a 3rd arm to pilot a mig. Russians arent that diferent from Us lol
aviationdoc78 (August 30, 2007 at 7:31 am)
thats why i said stupid pilot not check and recheck the engine before flying..similiar with your stupid comment
crashrescueff (August 29, 2007 at 2:20 am)
Tikihut has it right, my #s are off.
crashrescueff (August 29, 2007 at 2:01 am)
The official cause of this crash was pilot error. The pilots altimeter was set to msl(mean sea level).It was supposed to be set to agl(above ground level) there was approx. a 100' differance in the two. On top of the loop he calls out his altitude which was too low for the manuever msl.
kattie9998 (August 26, 2007 at 10:18 pm)
he ejects so late cuz he wants to make sure that his plane will hit someplace that it won't kill anybody