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F/A-18 downs Skyhawk
Looks like a training accident wherein a TA-4 is hit by an ejected external ordnance or pod.
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is this thing on?
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hope they survived that
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BOth made it out. Not a training flight but a test hop at Pax river. from memory I believe it was a weapons rack release.
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03-13-2007, 08:21 AM
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That was years ago. Both made it out.
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All I have to say is WOW!!
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The aero models are sooo much better now in predicting separation characteristics that the close chase is not even required anymore for most tests.
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