Crashed CF-18 in Canada...

[eastman23]

Crashed jet's pilot in good condition

One of Canada's top jet fighter pilots is in good condition in hospital following the crash of his jet in Lethbridge, Alta., on Friday.

Capt. Brian Bews ejected from his CF-18 Hornet as the plane plunged toward the ground.

He is in good spirits and his condition is stable, the Department of National Defence said in an email Saturday to CBC reporter Bryan Labby.

And the picture...

Whoops.

(Bonus pictures here and here)

 

[T'Baio]

Just in time to be replaced by an F-35.

 

[Canadave]

(Bonus pictures here and here)

I really hope the pilot landed, whipped off a pair of sunglasses, and then strolled away from the explosion nonchalantly.

 

[opali]

(Bonus pictures here and here)

I really hope the pilot landed, whipped off a pair of sunglasses, and then strolled away from the explosion nonchalantly.

<Robert Duvall>The smell, you know, that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like - victory. </Robert Duvall>

 

[Rii]

Damn. I'm glad the pilot's going to be ok; it'll be interesting to learn what happened.

The shot reminds me of the '89 MiG-29 crash at Paris.

That one turned out to be a bird strike.

 

[T'Baio]

There's video of it here;

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/07/23/vo.ca.jet.crash.globalnews?hpt=C2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10748900

Looks like he was about to go into a flat spin or that the craft wasn't turning properly and started to topple.

 

[eastman23]

Just in time to be replaced by an F-35.

Maybe this is how we should dispose of the CF-18s when they get retired. Schedule live crashes in every province. Everyone likes an explosion.

 

[ancientone51]

Saw the video earlier. Pilot skill at its finest.

 

[Colonel Green]

(Bonus pictures here and here)

I really hope the pilot landed, whipped off a pair of sunglasses, and then strolled away from the explosion nonchalantly.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo&feature=related[/yt]

 

[Caliburn24]

As of August 2009, Martin-Baker ejection seats had saved 7289 lives.[9] They give survivors a unique tie and lapel pin. The total figure for all types of ejector seats is unknown, but might be considerably higher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_seat

Sir James Martin saves another life.

 

[Gaseous Anomaly]

As of August 2009, Martin-Baker ejection seats had saved 7289 lives.[9] They give survivors a unique tie and lapel pin. The total figure for all types of ejector seats is unknown, but might be considerably higher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_seat

Sir James Martin saves another life.

^ Word, Martin Baker is a true hero to aviators all around the world. This guy is a true member of the Martin Baker Club!

As for the accident, looks like a possible nozzle/engine fail, look closely and you'll see one open and one closed.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

 

[RJDiogenes]

Yowch. I'm glad that pilot is safe.

 

[Rett Mikhal]

Wow... Canada has an Air Force?

Ah, I kid, I kid.

As for the accident, looks like a possible nozzle/engine fail, look closely and you'll see one open and one closed.

Very good observation there, GA. Could mean a lot of things, but it boils down to one engine was thrusting far more than the other, which could have majorly contributed to a stall or flat spin due to the increase in yaw. I'm not sure how plausible that is, with the rather centered engines on the Hornet, but if one was afterburning and one was not that would most defiantly do it.

See if they were still using Tomcats this wouldn't have happened.