He's also a time traveler - unless the IAF still has F-100 Sleds in their inventory...;-)
Posted by: JWmcDonald on May 24, 2007 12:38 PMThis happened many years ago. Still amazing!
Posted by: Jim Macklin on May 24, 2007 01:22 PMHistory Channel uses lots of "stock footage" to create a video. Note that the pilot says the other airplane was an A4 [Skyhawk] and not the F100 shown.
Also the pilot is younger, much younger in the after flight still photos.
Dang, we build 'em good!
Thrust is your friend!
Posted by: vetfromhell on May 24, 2007 06:01 PMThose wacky Joos. Is there anything they can't do?
Posted by: Erica on May 24, 2007 06:16 PMYes, be allowed to keep what they win every time some rag attacks their country.
Posted by: Murray on May 24, 2007 06:32 PMIf there is a Jewish equivalent of St Theresa, the patron saint of aviators, she was riding with that aircraft on that day.
Hard to believe an aircraft could still fly after all that surface area lost. Amazing images.
Posted by: PQ on May 24, 2007 11:36 PMMy aerospace engineer friends are fond of saying "Give me enough horsepower and I can fly a brick."
Like all other modern combat jet aircraft the F15 doesn't really use it's wings to fly, that is what those dual jet engines are for. However they do need those wings to maneuver...
TRUST is your friend, but training and confidence can save your life.
Posted by: David on May 25, 2007 10:11 AMAlert to Bette Midler, you are the wind beneath my wing
Posted by: LisaKay on May 25, 2007 10:18 AMSure he could fly on one wing, but let's see him try it with none.
Posted by: Woody on May 25, 2007 01:40 PM