RAF Tornado Near Miss on Landing!

[Weibkoln]

BYE BYE FORMER PILOT!!! He just ended his career

[Speed27Be]

Waw... this was close!

[MakarowskiVideo]

Pilot think:

What the fuck he doing here ?

[localbod]

@jacknews7117 dont get wound up by chavey65 - theyre just a fuckin Troll and a blind one at that!

[williamblair11]

If you look really closely you can see a faint trail of watery brown stuff coming from the cockpit immediately after the near miss!!!!

[airplanekid77]

damn respawners

[chavey65]

SACKED?????????ass hole

[jacknews7117]

@chavey65 It's air traffic controllers job to stop this from happening. Someone gave clearance for the GR4 to land, and someone (or maybe the same person) gave clearance for the F3 to sit at the piano keys ready for take off. Not the pilots fault at all ass hole

[chavey65]

@jacknews7117 Fuck off wannabe pilot, heard you needed help wiping your ass so join the raf and get someone to help you, MORON this is fake,or is daddy a pilot,whats he fly,airfix kits.........

[TRUExSIGHTS]

@chavey65 So how is this faked? What proof do you have its fake. The landing gear was down, and the planes did get close to a collision if the pilot did not have the airspeed to suddenly pull up like that. I don't see why you need to become insulting just because your comment doesn't have any proof to back it up.

[jacknews7117]

@chavey65 what a brilliant person you are. Get a clue about something before you comment and stop being a shit kid. What a disappointment you really are

[jacknews7117]

@chavey65 p.s, if you knew this was 'fake', which is isnt, then why just declare to people 'SACKED????? ass hole'? please find the time to get your fingers out your arse and reply

[ianrkav]

@40390576 I aim to please:-) I could be wrong ofcourse!:-))

[ianrkav]

@40390576 Airshow display:-)

[ianrkav]

@40390576 Well, it's a matter of opinion I know, but do the RAF really make such mistakes? This depends upon the perception of the viewer, but it just looks to me like a staged 'go around' you know. If not it was simply a missed approach. The aircraft on the ground is far to the right and even behind the landing aircraft when he takes evasive action. Take a closer look:-)

I seem to have started a bit of a debate with this one:-))

[MrPaul2901]

That was not staged for an airshow. It's a grey F3 on a grey runway, on a misty winter's morning and the GR4 can't see the end of the runway very well as he's concentrating on the bit just beyond the piano keys. The GR4 pilot didn't maneuvre like that just to please an "airshow" crowd. I hope he cleaned his own seat!

[Tracer2k]

ATC fail.. pilots had nothing to do with this

[ToonandBBfan]

@Tracer2k

I agree, someone in the Tower got muddled up I think

[ianrkav]

This wasn't a near miss! This was something staged for an airshow. If you take out the compression of perspective aspects of a long lens, ie, how a telephoto lens makes objects appear closer to each other than they actually are, you will see that the airborne Tornado is far to the left of the aircraft on the runway and is even well past it by the time he pulls up! Look closer:-)

Airshow stunt:-)

[MrCriticOfAll]

@ianrkav Looked pretty fucking close to me.

[ianrkav]

@MrCriticOfAll Just the camera angles:-)

[MJCG1088]

How the hell did the pilot miss a Tornado on the runway...!?!?

[piloty5]

@MJCG1088 buy not hitting it

[MJCG1088]

@piloty5 Noooo, I mean as in not see a fighter jet on the runway. Not literary miss it

[piloty5]

@MJCG1088 oh, lol, he problably was paying attention to somthing else in the cockpit, then looked up and realised there was a jet on the runway at the last second

[MJCG1088]

@piloty5 Lol, yea I s'pose, but still - the whole sequence of the landing takes a few minutes, joining the flight plan and so on. Seem crazy that he only saw the plan last minute like that xD Either way, considering how late he did see the plane, he saved it pretty well

[piloty5]

@MJCG1088 ya considering how close to stall speed planes get on approach, and how fast you can loose airspeed in a manuver like that

[MJCG1088]

@piloty5 Great point, gotta have some epic skills to pull out of that, but some pretty fail skills to not notice a Tornado on the run way!!!

[piloty5]

@MJCG1088 yea, he is good at flying but only at flying

[reallycba]

@MJCG1088 when i was doing my private pilots license air traffic control let another student attempt to take off just after i'd been cleared to land!

[TheFloh007]

WTF...

[pol1whiskey]

A good pilot checks to ensure the runway is clear, that the approach is good and that he has permission to land. These checks should be made not below 300ff above aerodrome level.

[gnark1ll1us]

He hits the burner in fact for a second it looks like

[gnark1ll1us]

Lucky he was flying a plane with thrust to spare

[atomicmrpelly]

@gnark1ll1us A good pilot always leaves thrust to spare during take off and landing... I guess that's why!

[shizenhoward]

some nice fatigue meter readings on the gr4

[mohgdeisat]

was that a near miss or a near hit? :-/

[jwalsh8]

@mohgdeisat There is no such thing as a "near hit" that was thought up by some idiot on youtube who is looking at the term backwards. Near miss means the aircraft missed but where in close proximity to each other. The word near in this context doesn't mean "almost" it means "near by".

Please stop using this term everyone it just confuses people... I work in the RAF in Air Traffic Control for a living so I no what im talking about.

[killingamps]

Somebody was not on the ball there!

[aliasolive]

Looks a nice blue sky....a birthday surprise? The incoming pilot saw tha for miles

[Uygur102]

lol i think the controller wanted to see how 2 jet pilots insulting each other

[XXXdiffXXX]

I` d love to hear the comms between the pilot and ground for that!!

[MovieMad007]

wonder if there is was any shit on the nose of the plane on the runway????lol! U know instead of birdshit.........oh never mind!!!

[srs876chief]

Hey Marshall, thanks for posting this. Speaking of near misses, on Google Earth, Laguardia airport in New York, there are 3 planes authorized on the runway at the same time it appears. 1 is in the middle of it, one looks like it's staging to take off much like this F3, and one is a couple hundred yards behind it coming in to land like this GR4. Did Google Earth capture a near miss in progress?

[23vin850]

@srs876chief in the time it took Google Earth to create that image it captured three aircraft in the process of landing or taking off or maybe it was the same aircraft caught in three stages of landing or taking off.

[naraki1977]

@srs876chief thats normal on crowded airfields 

[thresher4]

Whoa baby!!! I'd like a talk with the controller

[charlieiscool1000]

Ok very Bad air traffic controlling

[59cva]

ok ok lets stop the crap the air industry coined the term near miss.well bull shit if they come that close its a near fukin hit ok near hit

[Raffzeee]

these planes are old and need to be replaced!

[pelagic6]

I agree with BRIANROX1, how does this happen? You would have to not be paying attention because it would be impossible to not see the other aircraft.

[shoopwhoopX]

tornados are like the Boeing 747 you cant see much past the nose when at a landing approach

[BRIANROX1]

how do you not see a big ass fighter jet sitting on the runway right in front of you.

[cowgirlgaily1]

wow that was close...

[yos2481]

Just a major FAIL in communication.

[lonewolfintj]

WTF??? Why's that plane siting on the runway? Why didn't tower instruct, "Hold short of runway, incoming traffic, will advise when clear"?

[lonewolfintj]

"TE3EJ" wrote: "The aircraft is not sitting on the runway... it is a holding area" No, I seriously doubt it. Wrong angle (would be turned 90deg clockwise), and too close to flight line, and the swerve of the other plane also indicates the plane on the ground was blocking the airborne plane's landing path. Why do you believe it was in the holding area?

[guccigunner]

i hate to burst all ur bubles but this is a tornado F3 from 29 Sqn RAF Leeming, i was standing on the edge of the feild when this happend. it was not intentional.

[parusaca]

MALAKES

[eveningniteshade]

The plane 'buzzed' the other plane for the camera. It wasn't a near crash at all. Pilots can see planes on the runway. Watch TOPGUN to see pilots 'buzz' a tower

[Icarusdecending82]

Your first mistake as using the film Topgun as your source of information. I suppose you think a MiG28 actually exists too. Just ask yourself why, if the other plane was not intending on landing, was his landing gear down?

[lonewolfintj]

I don't think the plane waiting to take off is in "hold" position, no. The landing plane appears to fly right over it or perhaps very slightly to its right. If it was holding, the two planes would be at a 90deg angle to each other, there would be more separation, and the landing plane would not have to swerve like that.

[lonewolfintj]

This was not a "buzz". Too slow, too low, gear down, and almost crashed into the other plane. Anything involving that kind of sharp upward swerve is an unplanned emergency evasive maneuver. If the airborne plane had been flying at 250 knots, altitude 80 feet, gear up, flaps up, level flight, then that would have been a "buzz". And while "Top Gun" was a fun movie, it's not a good source of aviation fundamentals. Try any good book on aviation, instead.

[marshalloftheraf]

Check out the Brand New RAF TV Advert - Just posted it on my profile!

[Leopard2a6hel]

deccy dont dare to talk about my nation again you fucking low life creature!

[TheHusky9]

alright, landing gear, check. Landing lights, check. Steady now, steady now... desce- LOLWTFRUDOINTHER

[Leopard2a6hel]

Im not surprised. What d you expect from a british if the subject is related with aviation? LoL

[killkidnumber2]

i would expect the best pilots and the best fighters LOL!

[Leopard2a6hel]

your expectations show your idiocity LMAO !

Malaka :)

[killkidnumber2]

awkard coming from a spazz

[c1cter]

Man, what an idiot, he almost landed on top of the other plane... British ticking soldiers, lol

[c1cter]

I really don't care who is on the runway or not, he almost landed on the other aircraft. If not, then why he aborted the landing?

[c1cter]

Okay, sorry, I got it now... Thanks

[vanepico]

It's better than destroying allie tanks with A10 tank busters...

[c1cter]

okay, whatever makes you happy.

[vanepico]

At least here no one died...

[c1cter]

I am happy for all of you. ; ))

[phonix032]

if thats no sound that means im deaf :P

[Rogue83123]

LOL ´gerade noch soo hochgezogen

echt krass!

[DangerousAernscht]

Wow, fast reaction!

[migkiller001]

that truly would be a shit your pants moment

[Cploket47]

Yea he is looking at the runway and then he is like OH SHIT!!! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM??? lol

[TheBestioIT]

@migkiller001 happened to me, not with a jet, but still, adrenaline was pumping and was stressed 4 a while

[mustanglead]

@TheBestioIT yeah me too but with a sheep and a tractor sitting on the active.. lol

[Userunvalid]

@migkiller001 nah more of a " half way between pretending to play the drums with your hands then, 'ooo look another jet' " moment

[OneSkiWonder]

why does the description say no sound?

[duanedragon2]

What the F was the ATC doing?

[Joey7700]

All the people at ATC weren't sober that day. lmfao.

[wheelers04]

think it would have hit??

[Sphagnum]

Yeah, that F3 should not have been on the runway I don't think.... either that or the G4 was coming in WAY too low

[liverpoolfc555]

Someone in ATC messed up there I think. The GR4 should have had right of way shouldn't it?

[christheblue]

Both A/C are from 29 sqn at Coningsby and as mentioned before the false perspective makes it look like a near miss, when in fact one's following the runway and the others sat on the taxi way waiting to join.

[nick8t4]

i'm not sure this can be a mechanical mode approach. a tornado in mechanical mode wouldn't allow for such an excessive range of movement as shown in this video because as I understand it mechanical mode is a very, very basic system which stabilises the tail control surfaces to allow the pilot to regain basic control to eject safely. i welcome CONSTRUCTIVE feedback if i am wrong! the mystery of whether or not it is perspective remains, however!

[RgSchmitt]

Not near miss...it's near hit...if it was near miss he would have hit lol

[JippersinCornwall]

Teeeeeej , the majority of people here are going to loo first and ask later...they beleive what they see....

How may people here know the layout of a runway, or what a runway caravan is?

unless you work on a airbase they aren't going to have a foggiest clue in the politest sense

[robotwun]

oooops, nearly didnt see you there buddy !

[robotwun]

thats all well and good my friend but you gotta admit the plane in the air does look a lot like its doing an aborted landing type manouvre, certainly don't look like it just took off ??

[al3xt3hl0nly]

idk it looks kind whats the word, faik? to me.

[jackn93]

'You're in my spot!'

[touge2000]

NO SOUND

[taktikal24]

am i the only one that DOES hear sound? :)

[ECAaxel]

nope

[dandog34]

nice video

[marineooo5]

NATO got best Air force

[firefab3]

its the luftwaffe. because on the parked plane if you look carefully you can see the german flag near the wing

[xFrenchPowerx]

they are raf tornado's not german .. germany doesnt operate the f3

[barryjohn1]

The use of the term "near miss" is an oxymoron" If you nearly miss something you actually hit it.

[jimmyrocks28]

That's Luftwaffe, nor RAF. RAF is the best air force in the world and pilots who fly like that wouldn't make it into the RAF

[R1Kyle]

RAF pilots are not infalable gods, and that was more then likely an ATC mistake that went un noticed by both pilots.

[snake1521]

OMFG, my dad was in the runway caravan about 12 metres away from this. . . what the video doesnt show, but my dad told me, was that the landing aircraft (a student and instructor from RAF Shawbury) got told to go around by the Control tower, got 2 red flares from my dad in the runway caravan and an emergency broadcst from the caravan all before he realised he had to pull up!

[planeboy737]

I really belive you! Sarcastic

For a fact it is silly to fire flares at a plane! Your caravan dosn't have a ATC facility!

[busterbear13]

:07...that is the exact point at witch that man's pants contained shit.

[favioalex]

that was made on purpose

[bomberp1993]

nobody wanted to no the coordinates

[invicta1983]

Quite clearly RAF.

[Morgriz]

Yes, because we always nearly crash.... 0.o

[mikeys205]

tit......

[hoyhoyhoy23]

Sorry,thank Cancze 111, it is true!!!

Keine Luftwaffe, sonders RAF

No Luftwaffe, they are RAF

Thank you!

[ChrisHalpin]

I seem to be constantly pointing this out with regards to this video so listen closely.

This was staged. It is from a training film.

Here endeth the lesson.

[SNAKEBITE197]

I thought so thanx.

[SNAKEBITE197]

gr4 in the air f3 on ground but what i want to know is whats happening here these pilots fly at 600mph+ at ? feet when training you telling me the pilot of the gr4 didnt see the f3 till the last minute this must be a set up?

[hoyhoyhoy23]

No RAF, They are Luftwaffe

[cancze111]

No Luftwaffe here. They are both RAF aircraft.

The one on the ground is an F.3 and the one nearly landing on it is a GR.1. You can just make out the blade antennas about halfway up the vertical fins on both aircraft. Only RAF Tornados have those antennas.

The flying Tornado is a GR.1 as it only has one bump under its nose rather than two bumps like the Gr.4 has. Luftwaffe Tornados don't have nose bumps like that at all.

[sprout029]

how think its a GR1 AND not a GR4 is the qality of vide which could sggest its old and the F3 i believe is numbered to 29SQN which is now the OCU fore Tyhpoon and has been for some time....but techncally WE ae all right as although software apart its sill the same airframe...... which was concievd as the MRCA>>>>>lol :)

[sprout029]

to correct the geek(as he put it)

the aircraft are a Tornado F3 and a Tornado GR1.........boh of the RAF

[jamesandneilly]

It's an F3 on the run way and a GR4 over head, the last of the GR 1s have been phased out. So geek and the other guy use are both wrong.....

[marshalloftheraf]

to correct the geek corrector, its a GR4. Laser Designator & FLIR under nose. Only GR4 has that. Soz, your wrong

[chriswheele]

nice video, did you film it? The pilots were very luck!

[LGorrit]

This was no near miss, duh!

Scary sh*t though...

[FlightSimLover]

Scqared the crap outta both pilots =P

[leethomas123]

lol

[Hendo6108]

Without sounding like a geek... it's not a RAF GR4 as it has a gun on it's l/h side - RAF GR4's only have one on the r/h side

[paulmitchell22]

nop its F3

[marshalloftheraf]

GR4s are converted GR1s which all (apart from the GR1As) had guns on both sides. The gun will be gone but you still see a dark patch on the l/h side where the muzzel break was. The only Tornado with 2 fairings under the nose like that is a British GR4. Now that out geeks you my friend.

[LtsSng1]

Some one is not listening to ATC--- dumb turd

[yeknomhcrop]

FAKE

[boots6891]

NEW PANTS PLEASE

[undertake782]

There is sound...

[MADTASS]

I thought 41 Sqn used to be Jaguars based at the now/nearly closed RAF Coltishall, my last posting incidently.

[edd1912]

Blatantly an ATC failure. "Pilot makes a mistake, Pilot dies. Air traffic makes a mistake, Pilot dies."

[tegbundi]

no sound??????

i could hear perfect

[GSgabu]

fiuu!! stava x compiersi una tragedia

[SmartGirl27]

I am such a dork. I was looking for an actual tornado. Cool plane.

[MrN0NAME]

I did the same x-x

[AngryHappyFace]

same here hahaha

[joneirikandresen2]

i also thought it was a tornado... :P

cool video... but the was sound... weren't there?

[rafboy92]

property of the British Royal Air Force and the ministry of defence. Hoping i havn't confused anyone further yours faithfully Adam.

[saab900se]

I think you'll find that it's the property of the British taxpayer - after all, we paid for the thing.

[Melaneimoon]

Bloody peasant!

-- Monty Python

[rafboy92]

been a Typhoon Operational Conversion sqn. Doing what the title entails and quite clearly operates the Typhoon. Whether this video was made before this and hadn't been published untill December 8 2006 is another matter. As for the GR4 which is airborne, coming into land, i am unsure on the squadron, as i can see no markings (although it should have them), futhermore to add more confusion to confusion in the attempt to end confusion it is again to my understanding that these aircraft are.........

[marshalloftheraf]

It was made before. It is a 29 Sqn F3. It's not a training video, no 'Sqn rivalry' would result in this kind of action, its just a massive cock up by a trainee pilot on TTTE.

[rafboy92]

I don't know the reasons for this, maybe training video, maybe a friendly bit of squadron rivalry may be a total cock up. The important thing is no-one was harmed. However i would like to add my thoughts to this. It is my understanding after looking at sveral charts of R.A.F Tornado and their sqn markings from 2006 i would hazard a guess that the F3 which is static on the Runway isnt from 29(R) sqn as someone said a few months previous. I believe this purley because sinse 2006 29(R) sqn has....

[doop01]

Lol, oops didn't see you there xD

[bobboobjob03]

is that RAF Leeming

[douglaspearce]

don't try this at home!

[msham06]

Caravan Controller to busy taking video's to do his job!!!