ward of the barrels, suddenly became a ball of flame. Something about the charge from the cartridge still burning after the slug had left the barrell.
Anyway, this flame consumed the oxygen that would normally be used by the engines mounted on the tail and snuffed them out.
Attempts to restart the engines failed, and the plane was going down. Now, since the A10 has quite a long glide path, and the aircraft had quite a bit altitude, it was decided that the pilot would eject, but rather than just
I am not sure if its a joke or not, but I can attest to the fact that this did, in fact, occur. I was a new airman at Edwards AFB in 1979, and I was meeting with my squadron commander, Major Arly McGill, in his office.
Someone, the 1st Sgt I think, came into the office and told Major McGill that an A10 had just crashed in the desert. Apparently they were testing a now type of round for the nose-mounted gun and the gasses from the burning propellent, which formed a little ball of smoke just forw
I've seen this video before, but until I read the explanation below I always thought it was just another demo of some new ejection seat. Sad to see any A-10 auger in, they are my favorite aircraft, CAS takes guts and for the pilot to come back after six months takes a huge amount of guts. Glad this aircraft is going to be around for a while because there's nothing else out there like it.
8 June - During ammunition certification tests by the Joint Test Force, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, Major (later Major General) Francis C. "Rusty" Gideon Jr. in A-10A Thunderbolt II, 73-1669, c/n A10-0006, call sign "Paco 40", makes fourth firing pass of five, 100 rounds per pass, but experiences secondary gun gas ignition in front of the GAU-8 muzzle, causing oxygen starvation of engines necessitating emergency shut-down
Before he can relight the cooling engines, he runs out of altitude and ejects in Escapac ejection seat at 2,000 feet AGL, suffering severe injuries including a broken neck. Aircraft impacts on desert floor, whole sequence filmed from T-38 Talon chase plane. Pilot is treated at a Palmdale, California hospital, and returns to the A-10 cockpit six months later. Joe Baugher cites crash date of 8 August 1977
This A-10 was seriously damaged/ The right engine was destroyed. The right Wing was widly damaged and the noze cone too. I think that the pilot decide to jump out as he has nor more control of right ailerons, and this si not anyway possible to land such damaged airplane without risking lifes. But this is also a perfect demonstration of the warthdog surviving capabilities. Some kind of impacts on the fuselage show it should be a 30mm DCA canon that did this. Does some military knows true story ?
My apologies then, I read a story a ways back where the wingman mentioned filming the ejection with his camcorder after his mate took an SA-9 in the ass with no trim or pitch authority in manual rev so he ditched right outside the base. I thought I found it here since it looks exact to what was described. my apologies. The port-side engine really does look pretty fucked up and sort of crushed in the back though... hmm must be video distortion i guess
@lmos26 Well there was a fire, the hot gases from the GAU-8 ignited over the nose of the airplane, So there may have absolutely have been fire damage, and possibly be why he couldn't get the engines to re light. Also as the the date as I said it was 1978, The dead giveaway to the age of the video is if you look closely the ejection seat is a Douglas Escapac seat, Pre ACES II. And by 90-91 The Escapac seats would've been replaced by ACES II, in all A-10,F-15,F-16's. only A-7's kept Escapacs.
@AnPmechanicpilot This looks like an incident involving a prerpoduction A10. A couple pre-production A10s were lost on GAU-8 flight validation. The cause was traced to GAU-8 firing gases smothering the engines (not traditional flame out).
Notice how the plane is already pointing down even before he ejects? Thats because the engines flamed out and he couldn't get the started again even after 3 trys so he ejected before it was too late. And this isn't war clip the pilot was test flying the plane when it happened.
I wish people would stop replying to my comment, and that youtube would quit telling me every time someone does. Because THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT BATTLE DAMAGED! This footage is from Thursday 8, June, 1978 shot at Edwards, AFB, CA. The Pilot is Maj. Francis Gideon- now Major General Francis Gideon (RET) The aircraft ser no. is 73-1669, I don't know how to be any clearer than that. If you'd like I'll copy and paste to your personal inbox the entire synopsis from the interview with the pilot.
This was taken during Desert Storm and was planned ejection because the pilot and ground controllers determined the plane to be to badly damaged to land safely, I remember reading about it several years ago
as you could see, the wings are damaged and the engine nozzle is badly deformed this a-10 probobly take a big anti-air gun damage, but really surprised how well it glided even with damged wings. from wikipidea, they stated it could fly with half of its wings damaged.
guys to attempt to stop arguing look at his right alerion. do you think they are suppos to have holes in them? hell you can see the fucking body of the aircraft!
@FrontPlayer01 ,,,without thrust from one engine and a wing nearly on the verge of collapse why risk it when thats nearly beyond repair. and at the end of the video the jet simply crashed. you dont know commenting on this what his gages read. his airspeed couldve been completely off to! pause at 8 seconds. tell me you would eject. i bet you after all his training he noticed ,hmmmm no wing no engine and a possibility of my wing , gear and whole tail section collapsing on landing. id rather ditch
@FrontPlayer01 that ground does not look verry smooth for a landing, remember when pilots eject theirs a optiomel hight and speed for ejection with a greater chance of surviving it (not all pilots survive/bare from injery from ejections, snaped necks, crushed lower spines etc..) , the higher he is the more chance he has for clearing the crash/explosion, and has better chance for soft landing.
Maj. Francis Gideon's ejection. for a GAU-8 test. The gases produced by the gun actually ignited over the nose of the aircraft, disrupting the airflow into the engines which overheated. He shut them down, with the plan to restart at least one engine and fly away but with the initial altitude he just ran out of time, and made the egress decision around 2000' AGL.The chase plane had already moved into position to catch the egress. Although looking at the seat,Douglas Escapac, pre ACES II
@AnPmechanicpilot You are exactly right AnP. I used to show the camera footage from the other chase plane that had the super slow motion footage when I was teaching egress in the Air Force. This was at Edwards Air Force Base. As I recall the only problem was both the initial rocket and the altitude rocket fired at the same time.
@AnPmechanicpilot no dude, as u see it glided for long time, so there is enough time for him to try and start the engine. plus if you looked at the wing, it is badly damaged, probobly from battle
@jdnic1 Not to be disrespectful guy, but Are you high? This is footage from a test of the GAU-8 Gatling gun on the A-10. My above comment including the pilot's name should tell you I wasn't bullshitting. I wrote a report on this footage in ROTC at UNM, in 2001. Like I said the gases from the gun caught fire, which means the engines weren't getting any air to compress-burn and produce thrust, but without altitude to trade for speed he makes the egress decision. Hence chase plane position.
@AnPmechanicpilot The damage to the rear of the engine is pretty obvious and probably chewed up the elevators and rudder so even in manual reversion he'd of had virtually no trim authority. With so much damage to the rear of the engine look's like a heat seeking SAM got him. maybe early flights did have problems with the GAU/8 smoke but I doubt it would cause damage like this. I imagine it would most likely just cause a flame out by choking it.
@AnPmechanicpilot the only reason i wouldnt want to be a pilot for USAF is i would be scared shitless about possibly blowing up a multimillion dollar aircraft
@Ares1135 in fact it would take twin 30mm Praga antiaircraft gun...or Mistral/Igla portable launcher....its good protected but its not flying fortress...SU25 has heavier armor especially pilot cabin thats made of titanium but its also kinda easy to bring down coz they are both close air support aircrafts...they fly low and slow...
Considering that there was a high speed camera recording the crash, I wouldn't be surprised if there was no pilot in the first place but a dummy over the California desert.
You're all idiots. Look at the shape the aircraft is in. Not to mention the common sense fact that ejection seat tests are done on the GROUND. Far to much risk to a pilot to put them in that position. The damn things almost kill you getting you out of the plane. Find a pilot who has used a modern ejection seat and DOESN'T have back problems.
...side note... that had to have been a fun trip down in the chute, his risers are seriously tangled ha. Check canopy gain canopy control..I..can't"
what was wrong with that thunderbolt? i didn't see any problems with the jet it seemed ok drifting towards earth.well there goes 1 of three ejections 2 more an hes done flying for the airforce =(
@madmole56 The engines flamed out after firing the GAU-8. Upon restart the right (visible) engine threw a couple blades and then things went sideways. APU fire, hydraulic pressure dropped and fuel pumps died. The pilot felt that he could make it to a dirt strip and make a deadstick landing but was ordered to eject while he was at a safe altitude.
@dankinusmc1 damn you a good observer i didnt notice but when i look agin i see all that you stated you should join the air force they could use a good observer. when i become a pilot i wouldnt mind yo being my navigator or copilot.
@impiouspuppy They don't test ejection systems using perfectly good (flyable) jets like that. Cause those aircraft are expensive to just throw away in a fireball.
@Station409 My comment was generally directed towards madmole56, the main point of which was the pilot just didn't just willy-nilly decide to punch out; the slow motion footage clearly indicates a test is/was being performed, if not for the ejection system then something else. And, yes, sometimes 'perfectly good' aircraft are sacrificed for tests.
@impiouspuppy Okay, granted about the aircraft. But they don't usually equip those aircraft with weapons systems. Additionally, usually the ejection seat in test aircraft is also issued with a parachute as they load them with additional sensor gear.
So I would say it's still an unplanned emergency ejection, rather than a test.
@vava54own Yeah, and it wouldve had to have been SEVERELY damaged to force a controlled ejection like this. This plane is designed to fly with very little of the airframe left... Almost looks like this couldve been a victim of a heat seeker, shrapnel damage surrounding the engine area... One engine was probably completely dead and the other one was on its way out or there was a severe fuel leak. Never seen a low speed video of a real ejection like this... does NOT look like fun.
@BobbyB654321 It's to make sure the canopy clears the cockpit area before the pilot is ejected. If the aircraft is in a flat spin, the canopy can hang over the cockpit area, so that extra time makes sure there's a safe distance.
Otherwise the crew will be shot into the canopy and risk a broken neck. (Ala Topgun's Goose)
@Station409 But don't many seats have canopy breakers? And what if it's an urgent ejection, like if you're hit with a missile and don't have that delay?
@BobbyB654321 It CAN break through the canopy, but it's usually only if the explosive bolts fail to detonate and blow the canopy off.
Also, in a full speed video, you'll see the delay between the canopy being blown and the pilot ejecting is about a second. So usually they still have enough time to get clear.
Also, in two seat aircraft the RIO (Back seater) gets ejected before the pilot, otherwise the booster rockets of the pilot would burn the RIO.
@BobbyB654321 Not exactly. There are three types of ejection systems, depending on the aircraft.
The A-10 and F-15 for example, use the canopy Jetison system. If the explosive bolts fail, you CAN be shot through it, but your career will likely be over due to compression fractures of your spine.
Other aircraft designed for ultra low level use (like the Harrier) fire through the canopy, using explosive det cord to shatter the perspex before ejection.
@BobbyB654321 And lastly, there's the "Through-Canopy Penetration" which is similar to Canopy Destruct, but a sharp spike on the top of the seat, known as the "shell tooth," strikes the underside of the canopy and shatters it.
Now, the A-10 Thunderbolt II *IS* equipped with these canopy breakers on either side of its headrest for safe ejection in the event that the canopy fails to jettison, but it's a backup which not all aircraft are equipped with.
@Station409 The topgun "Goose" scene was brought to the movie makers as the most 'realistic' way to have an accidient while ejecting, the other option was for him to drown after ejecting or a mid air, the advisors thought the canopy was the best choice. (little aside, Maverick having his harness unsecured would have cost him his wings after that little manuever, also violation of the hard deck as well as the flybye would have gotten him busted out of 'top gun".)
@usmctanks1 I've read that a RIO actually died (broke his neck i believe) when he struck the canopy of an F14 in a flat spin during ejection. (Since the plane had no forward motion, the canopy didn't have enough time to clear the "danger area" before the seat rockets fired (even though the explosive charges are detonated at the front first)
@Trendywun I doubt they would fly a shot up A-10 just for shits and giggles. This was a shot-up A-10 that was still flying, but had no chance of landing, and a wingman with a camera.
Like has been said, the 30mm Avenger cannon on the A-10 produces a ton of gas and unburnt propellant. It took them a bunch of tries to figure out how to get it to not ruin the engines.
In this case you can clearly see how the right engine is badly fire damaged but no longer burning.
in about 1999, a Arizona Nat Guard A10 pilot drifted off course and contact was lost. They "said" he crashed in Rocky Mountains about 100 miles west of Denver. Now, whats interesting is the Timothy McVeigh Trials were going on then in Denver Federal Courthouse, and the A10 had 2 Live 500 Lb. Bombs on board. Did they cut the power from remote? Very little media attention was played on this. I wonder why.
Blackedout My Ass! Never know who shared beers in gulf war.
Spinal Compression upon Ejection....Oh, that explains Tom Cruise's stature...thanks for clearing that up....HA....He should have never done his own stunts
I was in the Navy and we had a pilot that had 3 ejections and he was still flying. He use to say he was 3 inches shorter from it but I don't know if he was kidding or not. I do know spine compression is a concern with ejection but it usually results from poor posture prior to ejection, head against the seat, feet together and flat on the floor next to the seat pan is what there're suppose to do. They don't always have time though.
Ejection posture depended on the aircraft and seat. F-4 & F-16 required feet placed on rudder pedals. The Phanthom (and some other jets) had leg garters that would pull the crew member's feet back so they'd clear the canopy sill. One seat actually used stirrups that the pilots wore and he would lock them into place during ejection.
I knew one F-4 pilot who went out just under Mach. He was messed up for a long time.
F-111 capsule was bad for back injuries after ejection.
I did maintenance on A-7E's in the Navy and the new "0/0" (back in the day) seats had those devices that pulled the pilots legs in and their back against the back of the seat prior to firing the rocket. Prior to those the aircraft had to be going a certain speed and altitude for a survivable ejection to occur. We actually lost a pilot in our unit from an inverted ejection to close to the ground. Sucked.
Consider this, LANewell2; the early F-104's had a DOWNWARD firing seat! The logic was "Hey, he's way up in the air so he has plenty of time before his chute opens."
A panel under the cockpit blew out. I guess it was cheaper than rigging the canopy. Naturally, where are most of your serious control/engine problems? Near the deck/runway.
The boldface procedure was roll the aircraft to 90 degrees and punch out. But, if you COULD roll anywhere, you probably didn't need to eject, anyway.
I remember reading about that. There was a Russian aircraft that did that too, Blinder??? We used to help our pilot's into their seats so I never really heard how difficult they were to hook into. I remember the 0/0 seats were Martin-Baker's and they had some sort of ability to right themselves in an inverted ejection. In the Navy the fella's that worked on the seats and with the oxygen were AME's. Were you in that field in the Air Force?
I was in Aircrew Life Support. I think you guys called it Paraloft? Took care of pilot's flying gear (O2 mask, helmet, chute harness, etc.) and packed survival kits, inspected chutes (didn't pack), and taught egress procedures.
Most seats will stabilize themselves but they need altitude to do it. Normally, atleast 200 ft.
Yea those guys were PA's. They did the same thing you did. We had 2 in our unit. Both E-5's. They worked out of the same shop as the AME's but they didn't swap work.
The reason his plane was messed up was because of enging fire. This was a test to find a special gun powder that wouldnt combust when residual powder from the huge gun was sucked into the engines. Obviously this powder failed and a fire started but was put out by the fire suppresion. Then the chase T-38 filmed the ejection. Pretty good video.
Idiot wannabe pilots, if you use the ejector seat then there is a good chance you will never fly again due to spine compression. Every crewmember who ejects must pass medicals to fly again, all airforces, and an awful lot do not get back onto fast jest.
Flung-dung-douche...you have no idea what you're talking about. I have many buds who have ejected and returned to flying. You should stop talking, really.
twat head, read it carefully, you dont get grounded, you medicvalled and if the assesment is ok, you are let to fly. you have "many mates" who punched out?????? I suggest either you have zero mates and you wish you had, or your mates need some serious education.
Unsure about the USAF, but in the RAF you are allowed no more than 3 ejections. After the 3rd you arent allowed to fly again due to the damage done to the spine.
Sad to say it wasnt a Test, from what i heard they where doing testing on the GAU-8 and the smoke stalled the engines and he was too low for a restart
There's a club for USAF pilots who have had to eject. There was a tv programme about it. Mainly they have back pains, they often get whiplash too and one guy fractured his shoulders, but he's fine now.
To blast you safely away from your crashing plane. They are also used for direction so you can eject upside down and the rockets blast you rightside up.
A-10's don't crash, its just Satan deciding he wants his plane back.
wombat581 1 month ago 2
Also, unless you guys are pilots, stop judging and stfu
Int3rvent1on 1 month ago
this is quite possibly the worst song ive heard in my life. you sir have an extremely poor taste in music.
Int3rvent1on 1 month ago
Why crash a perfectly good airplane?
techdarrough 2 months ago
wth is wrong with the music? its freekn awesome xD and cool vid, btw =D
TostiEr1k 3 months ago 4
@TostiEr1k
I can't figure it out why they be hatin' either, but this song isn't really fitting for this video
cruisingcody 3 months ago
Not a crash. This is simply a "flight abort" and an "unattended hard landing".
SoCalDualSport 3 months ago
ääh sorry, but where's the crash? maybe engine failure but not a crash ...
Striker200008 4 months ago
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halofbi 4 months ago
So... it crashes first and then he ejects... nice
WindSplitter1 4 months ago
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Music is fine but DOES NOT fit video at all.
HuskerSeaofRed 5 months ago
Drowning poll needs to be drowned in the pool.
Thorpe741 5 months ago 8
ward of the barrels, suddenly became a ball of flame. Something about the charge from the cartridge still burning after the slug had left the barrell.
Anyway, this flame consumed the oxygen that would normally be used by the engines mounted on the tail and snuffed them out.
Attempts to restart the engines failed, and the plane was going down. Now, since the A10 has quite a long glide path, and the aircraft had quite a bit altitude, it was decided that the pilot would eject, but rather than just
kimbelljm 5 months ago
I am not sure if its a joke or not, but I can attest to the fact that this did, in fact, occur. I was a new airman at Edwards AFB in 1979, and I was meeting with my squadron commander, Major Arly McGill, in his office.
Someone, the 1st Sgt I think, came into the office and told Major McGill that an A10 had just crashed in the desert. Apparently they were testing a now type of round for the nose-mounted gun and the gasses from the burning propellent, which formed a little ball of smoke just forw
kimbelljm 5 months ago
Must be fake. A10 is an indestructible aircraft.
axelasdf 5 months ago
@thecravenator42069 try to search for metallica XD
troodon2 7 months ago
@thecravenator42069 how about 009 sound system... :P
presbarkeep 7 months ago
It seems to me that ejecting from an A-10 while in flight, does not look like fun.
heathermillerdmz 7 months ago
I've seen this video before, but until I read the explanation below I always thought it was just another demo of some new ejection seat. Sad to see any A-10 auger in, they are my favorite aircraft, CAS takes guts and for the pilot to come back after six months takes a huge amount of guts. Glad this aircraft is going to be around for a while because there's nothing else out there like it.
HauptmannAmerica 7 months ago
8 June - During ammunition certification tests by the Joint Test Force, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, Major (later Major General) Francis C. "Rusty" Gideon Jr. in A-10A Thunderbolt II, 73-1669, c/n A10-0006, call sign "Paco 40", makes fourth firing pass of five, 100 rounds per pass, but experiences secondary gun gas ignition in front of the GAU-8 muzzle, causing oxygen starvation of engines necessitating emergency shut-down
yobgow 7 months ago
Before he can relight the cooling engines, he runs out of altitude and ejects in Escapac ejection seat at 2,000 feet AGL, suffering severe injuries including a broken neck. Aircraft impacts on desert floor, whole sequence filmed from T-38 Talon chase plane. Pilot is treated at a Palmdale, California hospital, and returns to the A-10 cockpit six months later. Joe Baugher cites crash date of 8 August 1977
yobgow 7 months ago
Come on, the A-10 was designed to fly like that.... The AF probably thought it'd make a good youtube video
thebowstaff 7 months ago
What gets me is the progressive opening of the chute. It works to not tear the limbs of the pilot. Very neat.
modelleg 8 months ago
This A-10 was seriously damaged/ The right engine was destroyed. The right Wing was widly damaged and the noze cone too. I think that the pilot decide to jump out as he has nor more control of right ailerons, and this si not anyway possible to land such damaged airplane without risking lifes. But this is also a perfect demonstration of the warthdog surviving capabilities. Some kind of impacts on the fuselage show it should be a 30mm DCA canon that did this. Does some military knows true story ?
ACNNOMOREBLUFF 8 months ago
Worst Job ever: ejection seat tester.
rickcain2320 8 months ago
crappy music.
wcresponder 9 months ago
@imos26 during desert storm they had night vision thermal vision etc. Don't you think the cameras were better quality as well?
sdchargers4life1 9 months ago
My apologies then, I read a story a ways back where the wingman mentioned filming the ejection with his camcorder after his mate took an SA-9 in the ass with no trim or pitch authority in manual rev so he ditched right outside the base. I thought I found it here since it looks exact to what was described. my apologies. The port-side engine really does look pretty fucked up and sort of crushed in the back though... hmm must be video distortion i guess
lmos26 9 months ago
@lmos26 Well there was a fire, the hot gases from the GAU-8 ignited over the nose of the airplane, So there may have absolutely have been fire damage, and possibly be why he couldn't get the engines to re light. Also as the the date as I said it was 1978, The dead giveaway to the age of the video is if you look closely the ejection seat is a Douglas Escapac seat, Pre ACES II. And by 90-91 The Escapac seats would've been replaced by ACES II, in all A-10,F-15,F-16's. only A-7's kept Escapacs.
AnPmechanicpilot 9 months ago
@AnPmechanicpilot This looks like an incident involving a prerpoduction A10. A couple pre-production A10s were lost on GAU-8 flight validation. The cause was traced to GAU-8 firing gases smothering the engines (not traditional flame out).
Robbob9933 8 months ago
what was the piont of that? he was flying sweet
bannatreeful 9 months ago
@bannatreeful
Notice how the plane is already pointing down even before he ejects? Thats because the engines flamed out and he couldn't get the started again even after 3 trys so he ejected before it was too late. And this isn't war clip the pilot was test flying the plane when it happened.
ViperSRTnACR 9 months ago
@bannatreeful watch agand look at the engine closely its damaged
jts199 9 months ago
...That's what I call "close air support"
RoudyRaccoon 9 months ago
War isn't a disco
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
I wish people would stop replying to my comment, and that youtube would quit telling me every time someone does. Because THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT BATTLE DAMAGED! This footage is from Thursday 8, June, 1978 shot at Edwards, AFB, CA. The Pilot is Maj. Francis Gideon- now Major General Francis Gideon (RET) The aircraft ser no. is 73-1669, I don't know how to be any clearer than that. If you'd like I'll copy and paste to your personal inbox the entire synopsis from the interview with the pilot.
AnPmechanicpilot 9 months ago
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lmos26 9 months ago
This was taken during Desert Storm and was planned ejection because the pilot and ground controllers determined the plane to be to badly damaged to land safely, I remember reading about it several years ago
lmos26 9 months ago
@lmos26 ill give you a thumbs up, partially because what you said needs to be seen, and partially because you didnt beg for a thumbs up :)
DarkstarNovembr 9 months ago
Umm... shouldn't it be ejection and crash? Cuz it would be hard to eject from a plane that already is a multi-million dollar BBQ...
Dutchdragonblade 9 months ago
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why he ejected?
katamara250 10 months ago
and we have lift off
xwingdude95 10 months ago
@xwingdude95 haha epic comment
xFlyboyUSAFx 10 months ago
Nooo there goes a thunder bird :/
SoCxXerXceS 10 months ago
as you could see, the wings are damaged and the engine nozzle is badly deformed this a-10 probobly take a big anti-air gun damage, but really surprised how well it glided even with damged wings. from wikipidea, they stated it could fly with half of its wings damaged.
jdnic1 11 months ago
@jdnic1 The A-10 can in fact fly with 1 wing, 1 engine, and half of the tail gone. Not very well, but it can fly. It's a heck of a tough aircraft.
Tenjac 10 months ago
What` s that song? Really like it. Thanks in advance for any answers.
dynaflow74 11 months ago
Ejection must be big fun :P
morex1227 11 months ago
guys to attempt to stop arguing look at his right alerion. do you think they are suppos to have holes in them? hell you can see the fucking body of the aircraft!
popsnacks2 1 year ago
@popsnacks2 But the aircraft still flew very stable. Many would´ve tried an emergency landing.
FrontPlayer01 1 year ago
@FrontPlayer01 ,,,without thrust from one engine and a wing nearly on the verge of collapse why risk it when thats nearly beyond repair. and at the end of the video the jet simply crashed. you dont know commenting on this what his gages read. his airspeed couldve been completely off to! pause at 8 seconds. tell me you would eject. i bet you after all his training he noticed ,hmmmm no wing no engine and a possibility of my wing , gear and whole tail section collapsing on landing. id rather ditch
popsnacks2 1 year ago
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@popsnacks2 Stfu you're not a pilot.
ironmb86 1 year ago
@FrontPlayer01 that ground does not look verry smooth for a landing, remember when pilots eject theirs a optiomel hight and speed for ejection with a greater chance of surviving it (not all pilots survive/bare from injery from ejections, snaped necks, crushed lower spines etc..) , the higher he is the more chance he has for clearing the crash/explosion, and has better chance for soft landing.
Baseshocks 1 year ago
Maj. Francis Gideon's ejection. for a GAU-8 test. The gases produced by the gun actually ignited over the nose of the aircraft, disrupting the airflow into the engines which overheated. He shut them down, with the plan to restart at least one engine and fly away but with the initial altitude he just ran out of time, and made the egress decision around 2000' AGL.The chase plane had already moved into position to catch the egress. Although looking at the seat,Douglas Escapac, pre ACES II
AnPmechanicpilot 1 year ago
@AnPmechanicpilot You are exactly right AnP. I used to show the camera footage from the other chase plane that had the super slow motion footage when I was teaching egress in the Air Force. This was at Edwards Air Force Base. As I recall the only problem was both the initial rocket and the altitude rocket fired at the same time.
tennbob 1 year ago
@tennbob So they scrapped a older A-10 for a test?
lst1195 1 year ago
@AnPmechanicpilot no dude, as u see it glided for long time, so there is enough time for him to try and start the engine. plus if you looked at the wing, it is badly damaged, probobly from battle
jdnic1 11 months ago
@jdnic1 Not to be disrespectful guy, but Are you high? This is footage from a test of the GAU-8 Gatling gun on the A-10. My above comment including the pilot's name should tell you I wasn't bullshitting. I wrote a report on this footage in ROTC at UNM, in 2001. Like I said the gases from the gun caught fire, which means the engines weren't getting any air to compress-burn and produce thrust, but without altitude to trade for speed he makes the egress decision. Hence chase plane position.
AnPmechanicpilot 11 months ago 2
@AnPmechanicpilot The damage to the rear of the engine is pretty obvious and probably chewed up the elevators and rudder so even in manual reversion he'd of had virtually no trim authority. With so much damage to the rear of the engine look's like a heat seeking SAM got him. maybe early flights did have problems with the GAU/8 smoke but I doubt it would cause damage like this. I imagine it would most likely just cause a flame out by choking it.
lmos26 9 months ago
@AnPmechanicpilot the only reason i wouldnt want to be a pilot for USAF is i would be scared shitless about possibly blowing up a multimillion dollar aircraft
BHSpecialFX 6 months ago
@AnPmechanicpilot oh ok
jdnic1 3 months ago
Respond to this video... oh ok thanks for info atleast
jdnic1 3 months ago
Ejection? The A-10 Thunderbolt II will never get shot down! It would take a nuke to penetrate the A-10!
Ares1135 1 year ago
@Ares1135 in fact it would take twin 30mm Praga antiaircraft gun...or Mistral/Igla portable launcher....its good protected but its not flying fortress...SU25 has heavier armor especially pilot cabin thats made of titanium but its also kinda easy to bring down coz they are both close air support aircrafts...they fly low and slow...
ITmage 1 year ago
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no chuck norris and that A-10 was tore up dang i feel bad for the pilot if he got caught by the enemy
jayjones0815 1 year ago
no chuck norris and that A-10 was tore up dang i feel bad for the pilot if he got caught by t he enemy
jayjones0815 1 year ago
@jayjones0815 he left the gatling gun if that was me i would of stay with the gtling gun
jayjones0815 1 year ago
@jayjones0815
Considering that there was a high speed camera recording the crash, I wouldn't be surprised if there was no pilot in the first place but a dummy over the California desert.
redbeast2 1 year ago
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whats the name of the song??
SLAMMER548 1 year ago
whats the name of the song??
SLAMMER548 1 year ago
i'm glad he was able to ejaculate!
fordxbgtfalcon 1 year ago
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your music sucks!
shadowwatcher42d 1 year ago
You're all idiots. Look at the shape the aircraft is in. Not to mention the common sense fact that ejection seat tests are done on the GROUND. Far to much risk to a pilot to put them in that position. The damn things almost kill you getting you out of the plane. Find a pilot who has used a modern ejection seat and DOESN'T have back problems.
...side note... that had to have been a fun trip down in the chute, his risers are seriously tangled ha. Check canopy gain canopy control..I..can't"
mjm9536 1 year ago
Ahhh Ohhh
themink1609 1 year ago
What happened to the original song?
kylmrtn 1 year ago
what was wrong with that thunderbolt? i didn't see any problems with the jet it seemed ok drifting towards earth.well there goes 1 of three ejections 2 more an hes done flying for the airforce =(
madmole56 1 year ago
@madmole56 The engines flamed out after firing the GAU-8. Upon restart the right (visible) engine threw a couple blades and then things went sideways. APU fire, hydraulic pressure dropped and fuel pumps died. The pilot felt that he could make it to a dirt strip and make a deadstick landing but was ordered to eject while he was at a safe altitude.
dankinusmc1 1 year ago
@dankinusmc1 damn you a good observer i didnt notice but when i look agin i see all that you stated you should join the air force they could use a good observer. when i become a pilot i wouldnt mind yo being my navigator or copilot.
madmole56 1 year ago
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impiouspuppy 1 year ago
@impiouspuppy They don't test ejection systems using perfectly good (flyable) jets like that. Cause those aircraft are expensive to just throw away in a fireball.
Station409 1 year ago
@Station409 My comment was generally directed towards madmole56, the main point of which was the pilot just didn't just willy-nilly decide to punch out; the slow motion footage clearly indicates a test is/was being performed, if not for the ejection system then something else. And, yes, sometimes 'perfectly good' aircraft are sacrificed for tests.
impiouspuppy 1 year ago
@impiouspuppy Okay, granted about the aircraft. But they don't usually equip those aircraft with weapons systems. Additionally, usually the ejection seat in test aircraft is also issued with a parachute as they load them with additional sensor gear.
So I would say it's still an unplanned emergency ejection, rather than a test.
Station409 1 year ago
@impiouspuppy hey captain obvious did your obvious ness see the tail secton of the plane torn to pieces you jerk! signed the real captain obvious
popsnacks2 1 year ago
that is wierd and i thought he was in space
Sprky0799 1 year ago
Is it me or the engine and the tail look extremly damaged?
vava54own 1 year ago
@vava54own Yeah, and it wouldve had to have been SEVERELY damaged to force a controlled ejection like this. This plane is designed to fly with very little of the airframe left... Almost looks like this couldve been a victim of a heat seeker, shrapnel damage surrounding the engine area... One engine was probably completely dead and the other one was on its way out or there was a severe fuel leak. Never seen a low speed video of a real ejection like this... does NOT look like fun.
NikitasGuitars 1 year ago
FAKE! a10s cant get shot, because theyre awesome...and they never crash!
if u eat tanks for breakfast your invincible...
c'mon guys its the warthog. u believe that shit? serious?
XD
etranger84 1 year ago
what was with the delay between the canopy release and ejection?
BobbyB654321 1 year ago
@BobbyB654321 It's to make sure the canopy clears the cockpit area before the pilot is ejected. If the aircraft is in a flat spin, the canopy can hang over the cockpit area, so that extra time makes sure there's a safe distance.
Otherwise the crew will be shot into the canopy and risk a broken neck. (Ala Topgun's Goose)
Station409 1 year ago
@Station409 But don't many seats have canopy breakers? And what if it's an urgent ejection, like if you're hit with a missile and don't have that delay?
BobbyB654321 1 year ago
@BobbyB654321 It CAN break through the canopy, but it's usually only if the explosive bolts fail to detonate and blow the canopy off.
Also, in a full speed video, you'll see the delay between the canopy being blown and the pilot ejecting is about a second. So usually they still have enough time to get clear.
Also, in two seat aircraft the RIO (Back seater) gets ejected before the pilot, otherwise the booster rockets of the pilot would burn the RIO.
Station409 1 year ago
@Station409 So...there's basically a "take your time" safe ejection way...and an urgent one if you're hit and about to bury it?
BobbyB654321 1 year ago
@BobbyB654321 Not exactly. There are three types of ejection systems, depending on the aircraft.
The A-10 and F-15 for example, use the canopy Jetison system. If the explosive bolts fail, you CAN be shot through it, but your career will likely be over due to compression fractures of your spine.
Other aircraft designed for ultra low level use (like the Harrier) fire through the canopy, using explosive det cord to shatter the perspex before ejection.
Station409 1 year ago
@BobbyB654321 And lastly, there's the "Through-Canopy Penetration" which is similar to Canopy Destruct, but a sharp spike on the top of the seat, known as the "shell tooth," strikes the underside of the canopy and shatters it.
Now, the A-10 Thunderbolt II *IS* equipped with these canopy breakers on either side of its headrest for safe ejection in the event that the canopy fails to jettison, but it's a backup which not all aircraft are equipped with.
Station409 1 year ago
@Station409 The topgun "Goose" scene was brought to the movie makers as the most 'realistic' way to have an accidient while ejecting, the other option was for him to drown after ejecting or a mid air, the advisors thought the canopy was the best choice. (little aside, Maverick having his harness unsecured would have cost him his wings after that little manuever, also violation of the hard deck as well as the flybye would have gotten him busted out of 'top gun".)
usmctanks1 1 year ago
@usmctanks1 Top gun has so many mistakes it hurts but it's still a fun movie to watch. :-)
krasteller 1 year ago
@usmctanks1 I've read that a RIO actually died (broke his neck i believe) when he struck the canopy of an F14 in a flat spin during ejection. (Since the plane had no forward motion, the canopy didn't have enough time to clear the "danger area" before the seat rockets fired (even though the explosive charges are detonated at the front first)
RickyboyH 1 year ago
@RickyboyH I heard that also, wonder if Grumman made any mods to the F-14 or Martin Baker to the ejection seat?
usmctanks1 1 year ago
Knowing the A-10, it probably only needed a new coat of paint after that scuff with the ground.
dejamester 1 year ago
Really an authentic shit of song
jairenx 1 year ago
awesome video. whats the name of the song??
zoethedeathgod 1 year ago
Research vid probably ejection seat test
Trendywun 2 years ago
@Trendywun I doubt they would fly a shot up A-10 just for shits and giggles. This was a shot-up A-10 that was still flying, but had no chance of landing, and a wingman with a camera.
billthecougarnut 1 year ago
why did he or she eject??
21RegimentSAS 2 years ago
@21RegimentSAS For the lulz
RADIOACTIVEBUNY 2 years ago
What is a Lulz??
21RegimentSAS 2 years ago
@21RegimentSAS Sorry. It's like Lol except as a plural noun. Like "For shits and giggles" "For laughs". For example:
Person 1:"Dude, why the hell would you light your pubes on fire and post it on youtube?"
Person 2:"For the lulz."
RADIOACTIVEBUNY 2 years ago
Oh I see LULZ :)
21RegimentSAS 2 years ago
My, my - there's certainly some PMT on this video! lol
Factnotfictionpeople 2 years ago
poor a-10 lol
miniatureme95 2 years ago 21
@miniatureme95 I know, it was still flying nicely. I would have tried to land that.
OneSkiWonder 7 months ago
Like has been said, the 30mm Avenger cannon on the A-10 produces a ton of gas and unburnt propellant. It took them a bunch of tries to figure out how to get it to not ruin the engines.
In this case you can clearly see how the right engine is badly fire damaged but no longer burning.
Bullzeye95 2 years ago
in about 1999, a Arizona Nat Guard A10 pilot drifted off course and contact was lost. They "said" he crashed in Rocky Mountains about 100 miles west of Denver. Now, whats interesting is the Timothy McVeigh Trials were going on then in Denver Federal Courthouse, and the A10 had 2 Live 500 Lb. Bombs on board. Did they cut the power from remote? Very little media attention was played on this. I wonder why.
Blackedout My Ass! Never know who shared beers in gulf war.
bushtyranny 2 years ago
Try a soviet ejector seat comrades!
metalheds 2 years ago
they're supposed to be good, surprisingly, unlike just about everything else they make
pilotliam 2 years ago
Mi26T, AN 225, don't kid yourself brother, we're all lucky the cold war is over!
metalheds 2 years ago
Had to look it up....
Aug 8th 1977 Edwards AFB. Francis 'Rusty' Gideon pilot ejected from his A-10 after cannon gasses extinguished and overheated the engines,
Gideon broke his neck, but returned to the air 6 months later..
unclesara 2 years ago
Spinal Compression upon Ejection....Oh, that explains Tom Cruise's stature...thanks for clearing that up....HA....He should have never done his own stunts
jcm8002204 2 years ago
holy shit what did this a10 got hit from? it was a cheese
Scorpac 2 years ago
it was angry afghani with ak 47 who was disturbed by preying
FreeYourMind911 2 years ago
I was in the Navy and we had a pilot that had 3 ejections and he was still flying. He use to say he was 3 inches shorter from it but I don't know if he was kidding or not. I do know spine compression is a concern with ejection but it usually results from poor posture prior to ejection, head against the seat, feet together and flat on the floor next to the seat pan is what there're suppose to do. They don't always have time though.
LANewell2 2 years ago
Ejection posture depended on the aircraft and seat. F-4 & F-16 required feet placed on rudder pedals. The Phanthom (and some other jets) had leg garters that would pull the crew member's feet back so they'd clear the canopy sill. One seat actually used stirrups that the pilots wore and he would lock them into place during ejection.
I knew one F-4 pilot who went out just under Mach. He was messed up for a long time.
F-111 capsule was bad for back injuries after ejection.
Farong36 2 years ago
I did maintenance on A-7E's in the Navy and the new "0/0" (back in the day) seats had those devices that pulled the pilots legs in and their back against the back of the seat prior to firing the rocket. Prior to those the aircraft had to be going a certain speed and altitude for a survivable ejection to occur. We actually lost a pilot in our unit from an inverted ejection to close to the ground. Sucked.
LANewell2 2 years ago
Consider this, LANewell2; the early F-104's had a DOWNWARD firing seat! The logic was "Hey, he's way up in the air so he has plenty of time before his chute opens."
A panel under the cockpit blew out. I guess it was cheaper than rigging the canopy. Naturally, where are most of your serious control/engine problems? Near the deck/runway.
The boldface procedure was roll the aircraft to 90 degrees and punch out. But, if you COULD roll anywhere, you probably didn't need to eject, anyway.
Farong36 2 years ago
I remember reading about that. There was a Russian aircraft that did that too, Blinder??? We used to help our pilot's into their seats so I never really heard how difficult they were to hook into. I remember the 0/0 seats were Martin-Baker's and they had some sort of ability to right themselves in an inverted ejection. In the Navy the fella's that worked on the seats and with the oxygen were AME's. Were you in that field in the Air Force?
LANewell2 2 years ago
I was in Aircrew Life Support. I think you guys called it Paraloft? Took care of pilot's flying gear (O2 mask, helmet, chute harness, etc.) and packed survival kits, inspected chutes (didn't pack), and taught egress procedures.
Most seats will stabilize themselves but they need altitude to do it. Normally, atleast 200 ft.
Farong36 2 years ago
Yea those guys were PA's. They did the same thing you did. We had 2 in our unit. Both E-5's. They worked out of the same shop as the AME's but they didn't swap work.
LANewell2 2 years ago
I knew guys who hated the A-7D's seat. They'd bitch about how hard it was to get the parachute links to line up? Never worked on them myself.
T-38, T-37 still have to have forward speed (50 mph) to eject ground-level. The "device" that pulled you back was an inertia reel.
Farong36 2 years ago
The reason his plane was messed up was because of enging fire. This was a test to find a special gun powder that wouldnt combust when residual powder from the huge gun was sucked into the engines. Obviously this powder failed and a fire started but was put out by the fire suppresion. Then the chase T-38 filmed the ejection. Pretty good video.
Navy1348 2 years ago 2
If given a choice between spinal compression and death, I'll pick the former.
monkeyman1140 2 years ago
Idiot wannabe pilots, if you use the ejector seat then there is a good chance you will never fly again due to spine compression. Every crewmember who ejects must pass medicals to fly again, all airforces, and an awful lot do not get back onto fast jest.
iflungdung101 2 years ago
Flung-dung-douche...you have no idea what you're talking about. I have many buds who have ejected and returned to flying. You should stop talking, really.
rossdawg16 2 years ago
twat head, read it carefully, you dont get grounded, you medicvalled and if the assesment is ok, you are let to fly. you have "many mates" who punched out?????? I suggest either you have zero mates and you wish you had, or your mates need some serious education.
iflungdung101 2 years ago
Unsure about the USAF, but in the RAF you are allowed no more than 3 ejections. After the 3rd you arent allowed to fly again due to the damage done to the spine.
Phoenix258 2 years ago
Phx258, After 3 ejections you cant fly anymore because of the spine damage? NO, maybe its because you wrecked 3 40 million dollar planes!
bushtyranny 2 years ago
Wow , what a splash!
Bashaza 2 years ago
what was wrong with the plane?
CoonBabble 2 years ago 2
Probably hit by friendly fire.
Brainiac83 2 years ago
what....
CoonBabble 2 years ago
"A-10 crash and ejection"
I'd hope for the pilots sake that he decided to do it in the opposite order.
AGrandt 2 years ago 67
What hit that to make it damaged like that?
Squirrel9901 2 years ago
Chuck Norris
Candelstik25 2 years ago 19
Hahahaha, good one!
NadimB 2 years ago
He pointed his finger at it and said "BANG!"
Hairysteed 2 years ago
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@Candelstik25 fuck your mother.
hal0257 1 year ago
@Candelstik25 ...No.
TTDMFfreaknew 1 year ago
RAF is 3 due to spine compression
Drsmallshit 2 years ago
aces ii test.. nice
Blackhawk61DK 2 years ago
Sad to say it wasnt a Test, from what i heard they where doing testing on the GAU-8 and the smoke stalled the engines and he was too low for a restart
wtfareuserious 2 years ago
You're correct...it wasn't a test, and it wasn't an ACES-II; it was an Escapac.
JetJock737 2 years ago
he look like a doll when he eject, anyone know if it hurts???
NothingWorks4me 2 years ago
yeah, a lot of pilots have back problems after an ejection.
noahdh 2 years ago
but they get to avoid the death problem though
chanchan84 2 years ago
Air forces pilots get 2 ejections, after that they'll never be allowed to fly again
wtfareuserious 2 years ago
how many erections before there right out.
michaelwright999 2 years ago
say what
wtfareuserious 2 years ago
thats my point, you said enough bye.
michaelwright999 2 years ago
lol in sweden the pliots gets 5 ejections
flatron306 2 years ago
Im sorry but if you happen to eject 5 times you prolly shouldnt have even been a fighter pilot in the first place
wtfareuserious 2 years ago 7
yes but if the problem is the jet, not the pilot
flatron306 2 years ago
Then thats one unlucky pilot
wtfareuserious 2 years ago 2
I believe it's 3 actually, got a buddy of mine that's a test pilot for the Air Force. It does reek hell on the body though, compressing the spine.
OneSkiWonder 2 years ago
There's a club for USAF pilots who have had to eject. There was a tv programme about it. Mainly they have back pains, they often get whiplash too and one guy fractured his shoulders, but he's fine now.
MilitaryAirChannel 2 years ago
ok, i just got to ask, because i want to become a figher pilot. and all information is good :O)
NothingWorks4me 2 years ago
One can get spinal compression. So i guess it is quite a shock for the body.
MastaMag 2 years ago
holy shit she took a beating!
did her job though... only in an A-10 could a pilot take hits like that an eject.
Shades90 2 years ago
why does the seat have rockets in it, to reduce air resistance?
Gunther81818 2 years ago
To blast you safely away from your crashing plane. They are also used for direction so you can eject upside down and the rockets blast you rightside up.
Navy1348 2 years ago
probabilly to get the ppiolet the fuck away from the plain
KasunK18 2 years ago
to clear them completely from the plane
steers83bravo 2 years ago