F16 bird strike and eject

[Iffy350]

That's not an F-16. It's a two seater trainer, probably an american T-45 Goshawk which is the British BAE Hawk.

[baldino111]

@Iffy350 - you are right, it is Canadian Hawk, crashed @ Moosejaw

[freqeist]

catch up ATC!

[POWARENJA]

DID THE BIRD MAKE IT???

[dogfight001]

@POWARENJA Nope its D-E-A-D

[denizboom]

natural bird - 1

20billion$ jet - 0

[FlightSimXGamer365]

@denizboom Lol haha 

[123420727]

55 million, will that be cash or credit ?

[mytube18301]

amazing how calm both pilots are ... and try to restart their engines when they detect a failure!

[emp29]

@mytube18301 it's because they had the option to eject. Same scenario in a non-military aircraft and I'm sure both pilots would be scared as hell.

[mytube18301]

@emp29 I agree - but it continues to amaze me that, in the face of absolute failure, they remained calm as did the pilot who performed a water landing on the Hudson river in NYC. A true testament to their training -- but agreed they were probably scared as heck!

[sigmet61]

Not F16....... Hawk

[BikeDareDevils]

Is this a real one or a simulator?

[PersiaGangsta]

@BikeDareDevils its real

[Talshet]

How to win air superiorty, just rise millions of pigeons. When they not fly into aircrafts, than they will start a shitting barrage on each square meter.

[2210freestyle1994]

Bird 1 - 0 Pentagon

[greenslime27]

This F16 is a Hawk I think you'll find.

[warriorxp111]

@greenslime27

i thought that F-16's are fighting falcons

[cracker2321]

@greenslime27 A hawk is an entirely different aircraft made by BAE, The F-16 is also known as the Fighting Falcon.

[DINDRAGON]

And after that birds were outlawed in U.S.A.

[frankSIGburns]

CT-155 doornob, not an f-16

[Kadda67]

What the fuck? He couldn't land the damn thing? Was it that much destroyed

[frogger626]

@Kadda67 Probably a single-engine aircraft, the bird destroyed the engine, and that was right after takeoff. He didn't have time to turn it around for a safe landing, and landing on the field would probably have killed both pilots.

[uhfnutbar1]

@Kadda67 f-16 are rokits with wings you cant glid them in retard

[Kadda67]

@uhfnutbar1 well...

[handsfan]

@uhfnutbar1 Oh yes you can glide (dead-stick) an F-16 in if you have enough height and are sufficiently close to a runway. This crew could not even attempt to do that because they did not have enough height for the distance they were from the runway.

[wewd]

The instructor is cool as ice, and the trainee bought a new pair of pants. Also love ATC talking to an empty aircraft.

[ttimothyp16]

We should just use angry birds as anti aircraft missiles

[JBLAKIE1]

that bird clearly supported the taliban

[Hoschi0913]

this pilot had guts .....wow

[PunkZeusRock]

Phew.

[tecumseh1175]

Im sure the tree-huggers will force Canada to get rid of its airforce.

[spi898]

It was a CT-155



[FLJuJitsu]

At least they got out safe.

[cookmatthewr]

You read to bail? -Yea.

[flyinhigher1000]

F-16 is single seat there are two pilots. Ct-155

[ewthmatth]

@flyinhigher1000 there are two seat variants of the f-16 though.

[flyinhigher1000]

@ewthmatth Which one?

[acsherm3]

@flyinhigher1000 The F-16 D is a two seater. They use them as trainers. I lived on USAF bases most of my life as a kid and saw them everyday. Not saying this is a 16...just that their are two seat versions like the F-18 as well

[flyinhigher1000]

@acsherm3 kl 

[b101aa2]

i hate reposts and people changing the titles and descriptions to something it isn't. way way not an f-16. CAF CT-155.....

[RJhasFLOW]

Sounds like Microsoft Sam telling you you're fucked.

[cg7seas]

oh fuck

[deviousgirlchild]

heh, in my job we call them semi solid objects...

[jjohnston94]

Wow, the eject sounds so peaceful - just a little "pft".

[flyinthebug35]

I crashed a DHC2 just over 3 yrs ago at about the same point (altitude) as these guys. I sure wish I had the èject`option!!! lol

[aganwin]

I was searching Randy Johnson, how do I end up watching this???

[9656168]

@aganwin HAHA! That's how I got here too!

[djechoes23]

who needs bombs? just throw birds at these planes

[ryno2085]

Haha sounded like they were playing old school Nintendo

[DeathReaper6150]

DAMN THAT PLANE IS GGGOOONNNEEE

[Fuzzyjug]

That's why the countries without a strong air force have started their pigeons training programs.

[coolglock19]

omg..F-16 polit is alive?

[TheKRUEMELTEE]

@coolglock19 He ejected.

[SpadesNeil]

@coolglock19 Yes. Note the phrase, "Eject eject!"

[petey815]

@coolglock19 It's also a BAE Hawk, not an F-16

[Porty1119]

@pne333 the CT-155 had just taken off and hadn't built up much energy (read: airspeed/altitude). If the pilot tried a goaround, he almost certainly would have stalled out, and with no engine, crashed.

[pne333]

It seemed like they could have just did a 180 and land on the runway, why didn't they do that?

[Knowltey]

@pne333 Thats what they were initially trying, unfortunately it stalled before they could get all the way around.

[Bikertothemax1]

the most expensive bird ever just cost the tax payers 45 million dollars hahaha

[ruck27]

cool ending 

[danbaumann84]

The Bird Win

[Shawkins49]

@danbaumann84 Bird would probably disagree.

[twilcox1]

"Fly the Plane!"

this pilot is a badass.

[mkarnerfors]

@twilcox1 What he's saying is "Let's try to get a re-light going. You've got it from the front, I'll fly the plane".

So the instructor pilot is dividing the task between them, letting the student pilot try to re-start the engine while the IP focuses on keeping the plane flying at the optimal profile for preserving the energy (altitude and speed) they have left. Basic CRM... Crew Resource Managment.

[Dartyus]

@YouReadMyMind Coulda happened to anyone =/

[YouReadMyMind]

Canadian Pilots are so professional

[YouReadMyMind]

This isnt an F-16

[xchvcwryb]

Headline: Terrorists start training pigeons.

[krgrubbs]

I find it hard to believe that one bird hit a military jet, caused a T6NL error, the nose pitched up 25 degrees, and they can't make it back on one engine. I saw a commercial jet take one bird in while landing and it didn't phase it a bit. it's on my KCMH video. With power cut off, typically the nose would drop from loss of velocity.

[sgianach]

@krgrubbs Only 1 engine in the Hawk.

[sgianach]

@krgrubbs Only 1 engine in the Hawk.

[carpetmonk]

@krgrubbs that is rigid training hammered into that pilot and the trainee he has in the craft with him. these guys were excellent pilots, split second response to the strike to gain altitude with the residual airspeed.. he even managed to try to reignite the engine (singular) a couple times, birds are worst thing for a turbine, you upset the plane of rotation and that engine will tear itself a part. that commercial jets engine was a write off i assure you.

[krgrubbs]

@carpetmonk Thanks for the awesome detailed answers in your reply. so commercial jet engines w/ bird strikes those just get replaced? that's got to happen very often I would think. must be very costly!

[carpetmonk]

@krgrubbs well, "written off" was a bit strong of a choice of words.. salvaged would have been better (for average). i know alot of the smaller birds are shredded by the fan, before reaching the turbine blades, even then a complete overhaul is ordered. i thiiiink.. the ct-155 and f-16 are niether turbofans, at least the turbo fan can mince'm before it gets to the compressor. that bird looked like a friggin pelican

[usmcswanee]

@carpetmonk F110 and F100 that go in F-16s are indeed turbofan engines...

[rohanchacks]

@krgrubbs the engine surged and was hardly producing any thrust.. birds are a major hazard to fighter jets.

[ZzRvXzZ]

FUCKING BIRDS, HOW DO THEY WORK?

[UsagiVeg]

Remember - if you ever sit on a plane that is about to crash - don´t be scared of pain, cus it goes really fast, so you probably won´t feel anything while crashing.

[rock3tcat]

T6 NL = You're pretty much done/fucked...

[mickeyb1000]

Did they send the bill for the plane to the bird's family?

[Paun991]

What did he hit when engine won't restart?? A f*cking pterodactyl?

[Spudfish93]

@Paun991 Not necessarily, the bird could have knocked one of the rotor blades inside the jet, there could have been a blockage, etc.

[oldnews1991]

The damage one bird can do...

[yasseeninator]

I hit a fucking bird!!1 Im going down!!!

[Ugabuga9]

the voice is fucking anoying, can the pilots turn it of at will or atleast change its tone?

[JetMechMA]

@Ugabuga9: the voice is fucking anoying, can the pilots turn it of at will or atleast change its tone?

JM: I don't know about this aircraft in particular, but in general, some warnings can be silenced and others can NOT be silenced. An engine fire warning will be in your face until you extinguish the fire....for obvious reasons. This aircraft was crashing = continuous warnings until it is made safe again. They want the pilots to feel a sense of urgency so they will make timely decisions.

[mckseal]

@JetMechMA

i think the bitchin betty in american planes cannot be silenced, this is a goshawk, with i do not know very well, so i may be wrong.

[rohanchacks]

@JetMechMA you cant change the tone or reduce the volume of the warnings in a hawk.

[TimV010]

@Ugabuga9 You don't want to silence a voice saying D6-NL (which means no engine RPM). Because it probably keeps you from dying (since no engine RPM on takeoff usually means you're f*cked unless you do something very quickly).

[TimV010]

@pogodapogoda I was just telling him what I thought. Chill. I'm glad you know

[pogodapogoda]

@TimV010

"ER not done". "Engine Restart not done"

[Ugabuga9]

@TimV010 I guess in that case i wouldnt bother looking for a mute button and go straight for the ejection handle. Anyway thanks of explaining me.

[mwhitney55]

that pilot pooped his pants just a little bit...i would too though

[Airsoftsouth11]

2-6 NL ?

[tohtorigyro]

@Airsoftsouth11 T6-NL = temperature 6, Not Lit. meaning that the engine is very hot dispite not being "on". badicly means that the engine has failed. this is what atleast i could find for the term.

[Airsoftsouth11]

@tohtorigyro ahh ok many thanks

[greywolf424]

@tohtorigyro T6NL is a code for an airplane engine over temperature condition. "T" stands for temperature, the number six refers to stage six, "N" stands for shaft rotation speed in the engine and the "L" stands for low pressure. Stage six refers to the engine temperature and low pressure shaft speed.

[CornishMorgan]

@greywolf424 good ol' wiki

[joseph6505]

KFC anyone? lol

[300lenard]

is the missle ok =O

[tohtorigyro]

@300lenard no missiles ect used in training flights.

[AYRTONSENNANUMBER1]

BIRD THE BEST!!!!Kamikaze!

[frauspi]

This is a Canadian CT-155 Hawk in Moose Jaw. It is not an F-16.

[TableAvocado]

@frauspi I was gonna say the same thing. On top of everything else being wrong, can't everyone hear "Geeyuh nawt dunn! Geeyuh nawt dunn!"

[brucebu]

armies lay mines in the water

mother nature plants them in the air.

[Zero0050]

Built for aerial combat. Equipped with machine guns and missiles, design for tactical warfare; air to air, air to ground. There's just one problem...birds.

[mrclank82]

@Zero0050 hahah i like this kind of comparsion!

[lowanfast]

This is an NFTC CT-155 Hawk. Pilots on board: Capt John Hutt from the Canadian air force and RAF Flt Lt Edward Morris. Location: Moosejaw, SK, Canada.

[selearemus]

birds are the descendants of dinosaurs

so show some respect guys.

[selearemus]

haha this is what you get for killing a bird losers!

nature 1

military 0

[Marchochias]

@selearemus

Seemed like the bird did most of the thinking in crashing into a jet flying at 300 knots.

[treyschuiteman]

BIRD-1

F16-0

[phirebyrd89]

If birds aren't busy flying car windshield level across the road instead of flying 5 feet higher and missing the car entirely, they're wrecking jets. For shame, bird.

[migueyeah123]

@phirebyrd89 Birds were here before us.... We are wrecking them and their families..

[phirebyrd89]

@migueyeah123 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever, hippie.

[Misterwhalley88]

I bet the student pilot was shitting himself having to bail out for real, I know I would be!

Fucking birds, stay away from our planes you feathered bastards, they don't grow on trees!

[BluestyleY]

there is no way to save the plane, ..it is going down, loosing power, it barely had enough power to turn so it could crash in a clear site, .. if it would been a twin engine plane maybe, but one engine, you are done for, .. especially since it got hit from the very start of the flight-take off..

[santosbl01]

EEEAH NOCKDUN! EEEAH NOCKDUN!

[Cappadoccia04]

@santosbl01 lol it's saying "Gear not down, gear not down."

[rearwheelslider]

What is prima-nocta? Or EEA NOT DONE? What the fuck does that mean?

[Jetman123]

@rearwheelslider Where did you hear "prima nocta"? Also, the thing that sounds like "EAA NOT DONE" is "gear not down".

[rearwheelslider]

@Jetman123 They did not say gear not down. It said Prima nocta.

[YungLaosKid]

@rearwheelslider when he said gear not down,he was referring to the landing gear as it would not come out of the plane? Cause IF the landing gear was working which i was not fully aware of(am unsure if the landing gear could work),then i think he could have tried to save the plane than to just eject from a multi million dollar airplane and let it burst into flames.

[jamiehyne]

0:20 What the hell is an "EEa Nockdun"?

[Jetman123]

@jamiehyne It's distorted. The computer said "gear not down".

[rearwheelslider]

@Jetman123 Bullshit. If it said gear not down, I would have heard it.

[Jetman123]

@rearwheelslider Ah, Youtube, the only place you can be sworn at for trying to _help_.

I submit to your obviously superior judgement regarding distorted Bitchin Bob voices in British accents on Youtube videoes. I'm _so_ sorry I wasted the 60 seconds it took to google up info on what they were saying.

[FotecVideoVault]

OMG

[lekkimsm2500]

@boxtop22 I didn't even know that these new fancy jet-oven could be so effective... Just turn the knob to FLASH-Fry™, and throw the bird in through one side, and let a friend stand on the other site to catch the bird... Taadaaah!

[Ryonik]

As the aircraft descended through 3000 feet mean sea level (MSL), (about 1000 AGL) and after confirming the student was ready, the IP initiated ejection. Both pilots survived the ejection, but the IP was seriously injured and the SP received minor injuries in the ejection. The aircraft crashed in a farmer's field about one mile north of 15 Wing and was destroyed.

[Ryonik]

At about 70 feet above ground level (AGL), 239 Knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) with the landing gear up and combat flaps selected, a bird struck the left side of the aircraft. This was immediately followed by several engine warnings and very high engine temperature indications. The IP initiated a climb to trade airspeed for altitude, confirmed that the engine temperature remained high and told the student pilot (SP) to prepare to abandon the aircraft.

[Ryonik]

CT155202 Hawk

Location: Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanThe crew of two had completed a low level navigation syllabus mission, and were utilizing their remaining time conducting proficiency flying in the traffic pattern at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The Instructor Pilot (IP) had just taken over aircraft control, with the aircraft accelerating and positioned near the departure end of Runway 29 Right.

[DVA3952]

engine overtemp (T6) and RPM (NL) below limits.

[JCoffey01]

#OMG

[brotherbosco]

@klavestad I still wouldn't attempt a belly landing unless I saw that tank landing separately. In the birdstrike scenario on a Hawk trainer, I'm punching out every time

[TheFlyDude]

@klavestad

This is not an F-16, it's a CT-155 Hawk. It was in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

The tank on the aircraft is not jettisonable. I flew the aircraft for 500 hrs.

[JetMechMA]

The report mentions the bird destroying an AOA (angle of attack sensor vane) and this having something to do with the pilots having too steep of a zoom climb....but AOA sensors only interact with the stall warning system. Pilot is reading the attitude display. The investigators seemed confused. AOA sensors are redundant. Loss of one isn't fatal. We see the HUD symbology. If engine stopped turning, the generator would too and we wouldn't see the HUD or the video. Engine was turning.

[JetMechMA]

If you watch the HUD their airspeed was flyable the whole way down. Why did they eject from an aircraft that was still flying? The report said they didn't get as much altitude as they could and so had less glide distance, but I don't think they were gliding at that point. Most engine damage was from impact with the ground, not the bird. The bird only damaged four blades up front. The engine may have been producing thrust at impact. Read the report, it's facinating.

[failtolawl]

nature=1 us airforce=0

[LindaStevensBZ]

Possible ejection injuries are preferable to possible crash and burn injuries.

So says my boss...a former military aviator.

[brotherbosco]

not an F-16, it's a Goshawk... F-16s have Bitchin Bettys, not a british male voice for GPWS

[erimtuna]

@brotherbosco You are right. F-16 have bitchin betty. This plane also may be BAE Hawk because hawk has Bitching Bob

[foxtrot110]

@brotherbosco its an american voice mate, not english 

[brotherbosco]

@foxtrot110 listen again... "gea naught down" definitely doesn't sound like any American accent i've ever heard

[1dirkmanchest]

@foxtrot110

not American or English voice. It is generated by a software program on the training jet's PCU. It states repeatedly, (Landing) Gear Not Down,

[andreas86pilot]

This is not a F16......

[cg7seas]

does anyone know what the cockpit voice warning is saying at 0:21 ??

[mpwelk]

Gear Not Down

[Rwy02]

@cg7seas gear not done

[dj8work]

speaking of birds strikes.. u seen this one watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE&feature=re­lated

[pashaahsj]

these days you have 15000Hz+ beeps going on randomly before takeoff's that scare birds away. humans can't hear those very well, unless they are like 7-10 yrs old =]

[fortnightproductions]

At some airports they have cannons that fire to scare birds away when a plane is taking off. Of course these cannons don't shoot anything they just make a lot of noise.

[diegodolinski]

damn stealth kamikazes

[rune143]

hahah that bird jsut took millions of dollars and burned it

[Allstardk]

That is not an F-16 HUD.

It looks like a Hawk HUD

[davvvvo]

i have heard about air strike, strike but not a bird strike

[johnmccnj]

I've seen this video a few times, but didn't realise it happened in Saskatchewan. I'm guessing that Brent Butt didn't hear about it, otherwise they might have shoehorned it into a Corner Gas episode. :-)

[motoxfin]

the air force has a new dangerous enemy

[Andrismilitary]

Bird FTW! YOU DON'T EVEN NEED MISSLES TO BRING DOWN PLANES ANYMORE! JUST SEND MILLION BIRDS NEAR THE AIRBASE AND THEY ARE SCREWED :D

[martin312312312]

birds are a problem, thats why all major airports have staff whos only task is to drive around the airport shoting down birds.

[bmused55]

Not exactly.

They scare the birds off.

You can't have people shooting into the air around an airport!

[martin312312312]

well. a if a jet engines 24/4 doesn't scare of birds not much does. it gives some effect but to shoot down birds is not uncommon

[TheGappiej]

They g ot birds and special tools to scare the birds away with sound or something i believe

[lekkimsm2500]

T6 - NL! = Your bird is now done!

[TooMuchFreeTimeVideo]

lol this video actually cost a couple of millions :)

[TheCorbuzier]

BIRD WINS..

[KogaMitarashi]

hahahahah XDXD BiRDS RULES !!!!!

[YambaGirl]

"The Train Runs Over the Camel but Is Derailed by the Gnat."

"A small mechanical device can render a fleet of warships irrelevant."

[TanzanianRoots]

That student sounded freaked.

[DeltaNC]

So would you be if you were just about to be launched upwards through an aircraft with almost instant acceleration! =)

Ejecting from an aircraft is quite painful, but it beats being dead.

[Jazz8584]

It was a BAe Hawk (CT-155). Canadian Forces near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

[ReneFrederiksen]

Nice cool work