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Wow!, glad the pilot ejected. I just finished painting this one...

Some impressive photos!

the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjDVjQfEKI

WOW! Reminds me of that Mig-29 crash at the Paris airshow back in the late 80's.

Good lord. The music that is playing over the PA system in the background at the time of the crash......

It's "Stayin Alive" by the Bee Gees.....

Look at the difference in the exhaust nozzles in the pictures as it's going down. The left one is wide open and the right one is squeezed down most if not all the way. Me thinks he might have had an engine failure or compressor stall on the right engine and that's all it would take at that altitude and speed.

Posted to other forums with Hornet guys, waiting to see what the story is with the nozzle position, glad he just enough time to pull the handle.

Good shots indeed and glad to see the pilot escapin the scene.

Just one question on the F-18 engines: does the nozzle close when engine shuts down? Looks a bit different to me. Worked on the Tornado some years. IIRC nozzle stayed in dry mode in same position always. Only opened when taxi mode was engaged or reheat (afterburner) was applied. Or does my memory fail here? (Its over ten years ago since I touched a Tornado last time )