Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 Luckily the jockey was safe and no injuries or property damages on the ground. Just wondering how the SK fire station official could inititally identify it as the ugly Warthog but I guess maybe the mangled wreckage was unidentifieable or/and he was unfamiliar with jets. Anyway US$18.8m excluding ordnance and others up in smoke.... Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynam...Fighting_Falcon From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp...1190349/1/.html US military jet crashes in S. Korea, pilot safe Posted: 21 March 2012 1520 hrs SEOUL: A US military F-16 jet crashed in southern South Korea Wednesday during a training mission but its pilot ejected to safety, US authorities said. The plane crashed into a rice paddy around noon (0300 GMT) near a US air base in the western port city of Gunsan, the US military said in a statement. "The (lone) pilot safely ejected before the plane crashed. Emergency response teams are on scene at this time," it said. There were no casualties or serious damage on the ground, a US air force spokesman said, adding details would be released later. A local fire station officer in Seocheon county near Gunsan said previously the pilot was injured and taken away by ambulance. The officer had identified the aircraft involved as an A-10 tank buster. The crash came as South Korean and US troops stage an annual joint military exercise, called Foal Eagle, from March 1 to April 30. It was unclear if the F-16 was involved in the drill. North Korea habitually fiercely denounces annual joint exercises by US and South Korean troops as a rehearsal for invasion. Seoul and Washington say they are merely defensive in nature. The United States has based troops in the South since the 1950-53 war and the force currently numbers 28,500. - AFP/ck ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 peh kee peh loh hai ang mo jiak kao sai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 Simi Viper? F16 is fighting falcon. Is it table viper....I mean wiper? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Author Share March 21, 2012 North Korea habitually fiercely denounces annual joint exercises by US and South Korean troops as a rehearsal for invasion Hmmmm.... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp...1187516/1/.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 And the plots thicken...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Author Share March 21, 2012 Simi Viper? F16 is fighting falcon. Is it table viper....I mean wiper? [laugh] No lah, it's just a nick for F16s. Believe they think the jet looks similar to Viper fighters in Battlestar Galactica so named it as such lo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca 1st Gear March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 [laugh] No lah, it's just a nick for F16s. Believe they think the jet looks similar to Viper fighters in Battlestar Galactica so named it as such lo. What I heard is that the intake of the plane looks like the hood of a snake. So, Viper.... F16 one of the cheaper planes. At least not F15. Lagi worse is the F22.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 Lim pei was thinking Alfa romeo down....wow lau .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Author Share March 21, 2012 What I heard is that the intake of the plane looks like the hood of a snake. So, Viper.... F16 one of the cheaper planes. At least not F15. Lagi worse is the F22.... 心痛 almost US$20m, about S$25m, down the drain.. Maybe can still salvage intact spare parts and claim some from insurance. So i guess next year premiums for all USAF F16s will go up right? [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 Incidentally, the F-16s used by the Navy Top Gun program are called "Vipers" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Author Share March 21, 2012 Battlestar Galactica's latest Mk VII Viper: & the nostalgic Mk II version: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 My all time favourite. Eagle from Space 1999. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 21, 2012 Author Share March 21, 2012 Actually F16 has the most similar look to USAAF's most famous fighter in WWII P51D Mustang with the bubble canopy and chin air-intake. North American P51D Mustang: Lockheed Martin F16 Fighting Falcon (formerly by General Dynamics) : And the two in flight together: And the best part - both are excellent dog fighters [thumbsup] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca 1st Gear March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 I really like the WWII era planes. B-17, P-38, P-47, Mosquito, Sturmovik, Fw190, BF109.... They all look so nice. Especially when nice and chrome and shiny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged March 21, 2012 Share March 21, 2012 Lim pei was thinking Alfa romeo down....wow lau .. I thought someone's alarm kaput. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear March 22, 2012 Author Share March 22, 2012 I really like the WWII era planes. B-17, P-38, P-47, Mosquito, Sturmovik, Fw190, BF109.... They all look so nice. Especially when nice and chrome and shiny. Ya lo that era got many military planes from many countries unlike today mainly from US or Russia. My few personal fav of WWII are: F4U1A Corsair, P38 Lightning, P47 Thunderbolt & P51 Mustang. You forgot to mention the gorgeous nose art on their fuselage [thumbsup] ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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