Amazing FA-18 Crash photos - Toyota Yaris Forums

*MAD DOG* · 10-11-2012, 07:29 AM

How anyone managed to photograph all that is beyond me. You can only imagine the speed of an FA-18 Fighter, even only on one engine. Check out the sequence of the canopy leaving the scene, the pilot in his rocket-powered seat coming out, the parachute opening sequence, and the separated seat falling away. Modern technology at its best. All of this happened in about two seconds from canopy off to the fireball.

Check out all the smoke from the canopy rocket motors.

There he goes! So that's what the striped handle does!
The left engine has the nozzle fully open, showing that #1 engine was developing no power.

The white thing is the seat-stabilazing drogue chute. Notice the pilot’s head pinned to his chest from the severe “g” forces produced by the solid rocket motors in the ACES II seat. They burn for about 2/10ths of a second . . enough time to propel him at least 60 feet clear of the aircraft. Hellova ride.

One millesecond from eternity for a beautiful FA-18.
Check out the now-unoccupied ejection seat following the aircraft to glory.

The moment-of-impact photo shows flame shooting out of the left engine . . its “last gasp”. There goes the seat above the fireball. The pilot will be downing his first of several shots within the hour, soon as his hands stop shaking.

And the pilot lived happily ever after . . .

tk1971 · 10-11-2012, 11:55 AM

Thanks...

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

cali yaris · 10-11-2012, 12:20 PM

wow. It was a CF-18 jet, at an air show:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10748900

cali yaris · 10-11-2012, 12:24 PM

Golddeenoh · 10-11-2012, 01:28 PM

live happily ever after except being a few million in debt for crashing a jet.

tk1971 · 10-11-2012, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Wow, aside from feeling all hot from almost dying... imagine how hot it was right there?

I remember how hot it was in the Backdraft attraction at Universal Studios, and that's just a few flames.

This was considerably larger. Glad the pilot's ok, and no spectators were hurt.

JumpmanYaris · 10-11-2012, 04:22 PM

A CF-18 is the same as a FA-18

CF= Canadian Forces, however the jet it self is American

cali yaris · 10-11-2012, 05:40 PM

^ Good to know, mechanically speaking....but for Google searches, articles about this crash come up way better if you type "CF-18 crash". Since it was in Canada, it is a CF-18.

xnamerxx · 10-11-2012, 06:26 PM

Odd piece of random trivia but the American ejection seat is technologically inferior to the russian ejection seat because it lacks an airblast shield which prevents pilots from having their legs broken during higher speed ejections.

JumpmanYaris · 10-11-2012, 06:44 PM

^It's only if you compare it to the old aircrafts. It can't be said the same from a F-35A F-35B F-35-C or F-22R

xnamerxx · 10-11-2012, 07:04 PM

I don't believe the F22 seat is any better than the f18 seat, you have to remember the f22 was designed before the fall of the iron curtain with its design dating back to the early 1980's. Doing a quick google search shows what appears to be leg braces on the f35 seat.

Ejection seats aren't really all that high tech as it is since they only really have one main function which is GTFO of the aircraft when required so making them better hasn't been a top priority so more of a design philosophy difference between Russian and American designs which the Russians anticipated supersonic ejections and the American's did not. I guess we figured if your ejecting at that speed the wind blast is likely to kill you so saving the limbs isn't a priority.

Surviving an ejection at 800 mph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=HecyxhXDepU

cali yaris · 10-11-2012, 07:09 PM

I love it when you talk jet to me....

JumpmanYaris · 10-11-2012, 10:34 PM

Lol ^

JumpmanYaris · 10-30-2012, 11:44 PM

Dafuq

MadMax · 10-31-2012, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnamerxx

Odd piece of random trivia but the American ejection seat is technologically inferior to the russian ejection seat because it lacks an airblast shield which prevents pilots from having their legs broken during higher speed ejections.

Where do you get that specific piece of nonsense? In no way are US ejection seats "technologically inferior" to Russian ones because of the lack of an "airblast shield." The ACES II seat--which has been the standard in the A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, B-1B, and B-2 aircraft and is a zero-zero seat (meaning it can be successfully used at zero altitude and zero airspeed--has never caused damage to pilot's legs from the ejection process. Most times that occurs from a bad landing when the pilot hits the ground.

Most ejection seat injuries involve the neck and back.

So it's not odd trivia, it's fiction.

shinlee · 11-05-2012, 03:05 AM

800mph ejection.... that dude was messed up bad, tough sob...

instantninja · 11-23-2012, 11:24 AM

That jet was from my base. the new seats in them are pretty good, its a 2 stage rocket that cuts down on back injuries. also the straps are on a balistic recoil that pulls the legs in and cranks the pilot into the seat.
he was out at the bar that night.

10-11-2012, 12:20 PM	#3
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	wow. It was a CF-18 jet, at an air show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10748900 __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-11-2012, 12:24 PM	#4
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	__________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-11-2012, 01:28 PM	#5
Golddeenoh Takes corners too fast! View User's Garage Drives: Absolute Red 2009 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 830	live happily ever after except being a few million in debt for crashing a jet. __________________ mods:15''Drag DR21 w/Nitto NeoGen 205/50R15, Tanabe DF210 lowering springs 1.6/1.8, TRD Rear Sway Bar, Tanabe Front Sway Bar, Micro Image Short Throw Shift Kit (both in and under), 8.64lbs flywheel, F1 Stage 4 Clutch, AEM Cold Air Intake (Red), Megan Racing Header, DC Sports Axle Back Exhaust, Micro Image Crank Pulley, NST lite Alternator Pulley, ARP Manifold Stud Kit,Tanabe Front Strut Tower Brace, ScanGuage II, Micro Image Silicone Radiator Hose Kit (Red), NRG Carbon Fiber Shift Knob (round), 2009-2011 Toyota Yaris Liftback Foglight kit, NRG Grounding Kit (Red), Hella Horns(Red),CF Hood

10-11-2012, 05:40 PM	#8
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Good to know, mechanically speaking....but for Google searches, articles about this crash come up way better if you type "CF-18 crash". Since it was in Canada, it is a CF-18. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-11-2012, 07:09 PM	#12
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	I love it when you talk jet to me.... __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-11-2012, 07:29 AM	#1
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Amazing FA-18 Crash photos How anyone managed to photograph all that is beyond me. You can only imagine the speed of an FA-18 Fighter, even only on one engine. Check out the sequence of the canopy leaving the scene, the pilot in his rocket-powered seat coming out, the parachute opening sequence, and the separated seat falling away. Modern technology at its best. All of this happened in about two seconds from canopy off to the fireball. Check out all the smoke from the canopy rocket motors. There he goes! So that's what the striped handle does! The left engine has the nozzle fully open, showing that #1 engine was developing no power. The white thing is the seat-stabilazing drogue chute. Notice the pilot’s head pinned to his chest from the severe “g” forces produced by the solid rocket motors in the ACES II seat. They burn for about 2/10ths of a second . . enough time to propel him at least 60 feet clear of the aircraft. Hellova ride. One millesecond from eternity for a beautiful FA-18. Check out the now-unoccupied ejection seat following the aircraft to glory. The moment-of-impact photo shows flame shooting out of the left engine . . its “last gasp”. There goes the seat above the fireball. The pilot will be downing his first of several shots within the hour, soon as his hands stop shaking. And the pilot lived happily ever after . . . __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

10-11-2012, 11:55 AM	#2
tk1971 Drives: 08 2Dr LB Base, Silver Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SG Valley, SoCal Posts: 237	Thanks... That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

10-11-2012, 06:26 PM	#9
xnamerxx 0-60 in slow Drives: light blue liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 926	Odd piece of random trivia but the American ejection seat is technologically inferior to the russian ejection seat because it lacks an airblast shield which prevents pilots from having their legs broken during higher speed ejections.

10-11-2012, 07:04 PM	#11
xnamerxx 0-60 in slow Drives: light blue liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 926	I don't believe the F22 seat is any better than the f18 seat, you have to remember the f22 was designed before the fall of the iron curtain with its design dating back to the early 1980's. Doing a quick google search shows what appears to be leg braces on the f35 seat. Ejection seats aren't really all that high tech as it is since they only really have one main function which is GTFO of the aircraft when required so making them better hasn't been a top priority so more of a design philosophy difference between Russian and American designs which the Russians anticipated supersonic ejections and the American's did not. I guess we figured if your ejecting at that speed the wind blast is likely to kill you so saving the limbs isn't a priority. Surviving an ejection at 800 mph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=HecyxhXDepU

11-05-2012, 03:05 AM	#16
shinlee Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: austin tx Posts: 250	800mph ejection.... that dude was messed up bad, tough sob... __________________

11-23-2012, 11:24 AM	#17
instantninja Drives: 07 yaris rs Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: cold lake alberta, canada Posts: 36	That jet was from my base. the new seats in them are pretty good, its a 2 stage rocket that cuts down on back injuries. also the straps are on a balistic recoil that pulls the legs in and cranks the pilot into the seat. he was out at the bar that night.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
yarisworld decal	syntax	Middle East	1341	06-10-2015 11:33 AM
World's fastest ever crash test: 192km/h to 0km/h in 60 milliseconds.	MAD DOG	Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions	4	09-22-2012 03:27 AM
I don't see photos	N2scouting	General Yaris / Vitz Discussion	4	08-13-2009 06:00 PM
New 17th May Photos	ruimond	Photo-Video-Media Gallery	17	05-20-2009 10:58 PM