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So you dropped a bomb and it went upwards? Yeah sure!

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  • #2
    moss.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭moss.ie


    Im pretty sure that the skyhawk is lower than the hornet, still a lot of explaining to do tho :eek:


  • #3
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Thats as old as the hills that video, The bomb itself was not dropped, the rack to which the bomb is connected to became loose and flew off, it is not as aerodynamic as a bomb so simply flung off rather turbulently hitting the A4.

    And the Skyhawk is higher, she was lower initially but is higher.


  • #4
    Sterling Archer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    Seen this one a good while back, if you read the comments it's explained -
    the chase play was slightly higher and to the left, <edit> Steyr got there before me


  • #5
    MonkeyDoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭MonkeyDoo


    Steyr wrote: »
    Thats as old as the hills that video, The bomb itself was not dropped, the rack to which the bomb is connected to became loose and flew off, it is not as aerodynamic as a bomb so simply flung off rather turbulently hitting the A4.

    And the Skyhawk is higher, she was lower initially but is higher.

    Yup, skyhawk was higher, it was a test of the bomb jettisoning and the nacelle was meant to go with it.

    There were 2 explosive bolts holding the nacelle. The front bolt was meant to go off first so the bomb would point downwards. However in this case the back bolt went off first causing the bomb to point upwards.


  • #6
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    At least two fighters have managed to shoot themselves down with fixed forward firing cannon, so be careful about assumptions!

    NTM


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  • #7
    Holybejaysus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 415 ✭✭Holybejaysus


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    At least two fighters have managed to shoot themselves down with fixed forward firing cannon, so be careful about assumptions!

    NTM

    How did they manage that?


  • #8
    xflyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭xflyer


    I remember that story when I was a kid and that was a long time ago. The jet was flying at high speed, possibly supersonic or at least high subsonic. It fired it's cannons and descended eventually catching up with the shells which by now would have dropped in a nice parabola and lost speed. The only bit I can remember is that it was an American jet.


  • #9
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Correct.

    F-11 Tiger was the first one, I think the other was an F-86 Sabre.

    There's also HMS Trinidad, a British WWII light cruiser which managed to sink itself with a straight-running torpedo. There was ice in the steering system, and it froze into a position resulting in running a long circle.

    NTM


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