Aviation Thread

[Walks_At_Night]

Looks like the pilot was practicing for an aerial demonstration, maybe for an upcoming airshow.  Any idea whose a/c that was, and where/when it crashed?

Polish air force in Poland airshow prep.

[Uncle Duke]

Polish air force in Poland airshow prep.

Thanks Walks.  Here's the story.

Breaking: Polish F-16 Crashes During Radom Airshow Rehearsal, Pilot Dies - The Aviationist https://share.google/CgMgTOHKZ9GIJO1BJ

Reminds me of the Thunderbirds F-16 mishap at Mountain Home back in 2003. In both cases, the mishap pilot had insufficient altitude to recover, although the Thunderbird pilot ejected successfully.  Here's a recreation of that mishap.

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[Uncle Duke]

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[Walks_At_Night]

Chopper down.  Looks like the tail rotor went on the fritz and then flew off

[Uncle Duke]

Chopper down.  Looks like the tail rotor went on the fritz and then flew off

Looks survivable, couldn't see if there was anyone on the ground they might have hit.

[JUAN]

I read they did survive.

[Walks_At_Night]

Big fire at airport in Dhaka

[Up All Night]

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[Walks_At_Night]

New space race is over...U.S.A. has lost.  China has roasted pangolin in orbit. 

https://x.com/BanhmiBrieoche/status/1985375110086471919

[Uncle Duke]

New space race is over...U.S.A. has lost.  China has roasted pangolin in orbit. 

https://x.com/BanhmiBrieoche/status/1985375110086471919

Would love to see an English transcript of what was said on that video.

[Walks_At_Night]

Bird down in Kentucky.

[Up All Night]

Tragedy in Louisville...

The video shows a fire in the main engine in the tail.

https://apnews.com/video/ups-cargo-plane-with-3-aboard-explodes-on-takeoff-at-louisville-airport-igniting-huge-fire-7076f4f93c7f4cc9949488bb33def6c3

[Up All Night]

Tragedy in Louisville...

The video shows a fire in the main engine in the tail.

https://apnews.com/video/ups-cargo-plane-with-3-aboard-explodes-on-takeoff-at-louisville-airport-igniting-huge-fire-7076f4f93c7f4cc9949488bb33def6c3

The fire may have been in engine #1, the left engine on the wing.

[Up All Night]

The first giant fireball was from the aircraft hitting the KPR (Kentucky Petroleum Recycling) site.

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[Up All Night]