General / Off-Topic VTOL jet, lands without a wheel, on a chair.

[kenwshmt]

The next time you limp back to a station with 5% hull and no wind glass, think of this:
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/fighter-jet-loses-front-landing-gear-lands-vertically-1596642128?

 

[Soul Reaver]

A little bit disturbing that they seem to have a custom made tool for this situation, do they not oil the front landing gear regularly?

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

that's cool, but it reminded me of one that's a bit better.

An F-15 loses its entire wing and still lands - and all caught on film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ76BSassms

 

[kenwshmt]

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/06/27/marine-pilot-describes-audacious-landing/

'Mahoney said that he couldn’t even see the stool when bringing the aircraft into land. “I’m at 20 feet, stabilized, and I can’t see the stool, I don’t even know it’s there,” he said.'