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Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 06:54
by CelticWarrior
MIKE JG wrote:Surprised he didn't eject. Latest rumor floating around is that this was the Wing Commander.....
Now that would make oi larf! :lol:

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 13:59
by Stewart Pearson
MIKE JG wrote:Surprised he didn't eject. Latest rumor floating around is that this was the Wing Commander.....
I think you neeed to place a bit more emphasis in your sentence Mike.

Latest rumor floating around is that this was the Wing Commander. :P :lol:

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 14:37
by MIKE JG
LOL! We'll have to watch the job postings for the AL ANG pilot slots.....

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 16:33
by fishlips
I'd say he did eject, all in BROWN.

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 19:22
by delbydoo
fishlips wrote:I'd say he did eject, all in BROWN.
:smt078
Am I right in thinking that the Fury that went off-road at the same event kept his nose-wheel intact?

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 02:21
by MIKE JG
From the reports, the Fury was not damaged. That's good because it's the only flying example in the world.

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 03:36
by Victory103
Just reading that normally anything over taxi speed it's recommended to eject, Vipers tend to flip over in the dirt easy. Great pic of a 80's Nellis based Viper that was rebuilt, crashed, rebuilt again after an off-runway trip. Not sure if the SE ANG package had this tail#, but don't remove it yet.

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 08:53
by Victory103
Fog in the cockpit? Might have to try to replicate this in FSX.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/art ... t|GPG-News

Re: Viper goes offroading at Oshkosh...

Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 16:37
by MIKE JG
So he gets "fog" in the cockpit because the environmental system craps out and instead of declaring an emergency and getting as much help as he can, he decides to continue with a downwind landing and tell no one he's having visibility issues????

That makes no sense what so ever. Something tells me we're not getting the whole story.