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T-6 Texan trainer crashes in Texas; pilots eject safely
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| 9/19/2018
| Oriana Pawlyk
Posted on 09/20/2018 11:20:51 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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This San Antonio-based website is saying that engine failure is suspected: https://woai.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2018-09-20-engine-failure-listed-as-cause-of-tuesday-usaf-trainer-crash/
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
At least nobody was hurt. We’ve seen worse.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:24:04 AM PDT
by
dsc
(Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Dumb reporting as it was a modern T-6 Texan II turbo prop basic trainer on active Air Force duty. Some might think it was the old WWII trainer that you bail out of and not eject from.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:30:09 AM PDT
by
Mat_Helm
To: dsc
At least nobody was hurt. We’ve seen worse.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:32:32 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Mat_Helm
I could see them using these at the AF Academy, but am somewhat surprised to know they’re still active in the AF in general.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:34:06 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Mat_Helm
That’s what I thought at first. Have a friend that works on one at Meacham.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:36:57 AM PDT
by
misanthrope
(Deranged, sinister deplorable)
To: onedoug
They are fairly new. They are used to instruct new instructor pilots.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:39:37 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The T-6 does not eject the crew. One must wear a parachute. In the event of a stall, one hears (or says) the word “Bail” three times. Then the “crew” (one or two people) unbuckle their seat belts, open the canopy, and JUMP, trying to stay as far from the aircraft as possible before pulling the ripcord.
Believe me. I know.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:39:57 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Mat_Helm
That’s what I thought too.
I have flown the WW2trainer.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:41:01 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: onedoug
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:41:56 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I wonder if they did it in memory of John S. McCain.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:43:12 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
To: left that other site
Different T-6 from the WWII era trainer.
To: Mr.Unique
Well, I’ll be.
Thanks for the update.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:45:26 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
My kind of guy there...
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:45:28 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
To: Snickering Hound
Way different. Thanks! :-)
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:46:56 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
Believe me. I know. No, you don’t. They have two Martin Baker ejection seats.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:48:10 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: Mr.Unique
I thought it was the WW2 T-6 Trainer. I stand corrected. The one I flew was the one I described.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:49:21 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
And you bailed anytime you stalled?
No attempted recovery?
Ok.
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:51:52 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: Snickering Hound
Thanks, by the way, for the cool picture. Does anyone have any idea why they would give it the same name as the WW2 plane? (I am asking sincerely, not looking for trouble! LOL)
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:52:57 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: rjsimmon
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posted on
09/20/2018 11:54:33 AM PDT
by
dsc
(Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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