F-16 Bird Strike And Eject

[Spartan117]

F16 bird strike and eject - YouTube

I was an Aircraft Structural Me maintenance Journeyman when I was in the Air Force, and in the maintenance field the F-16 is nicknamed 'The Lawn Dart.' It's a well earned nickname.

[NeuroTypical]

Dang. One expensive bird.

[Francisco_d-Anconia]

Wow. That's why the Navy originally wanted two engines on the Joint Strike Fighter. If your single engine goes out over the ocean, you've got a big problem.

[Vort]

Wow. That's why the Navy originally wanted two engines on the Joint Strike Fighter. If your single engine goes out over the ocean, you've got a big problem.

By my understanding (which may well be faulty), if one engine goes out on a two-engine fighter jet, the jet goes into a flat spin and crashes.

[Francisco_d-Anconia]

By my understanding (which may well be faulty), if one engine goes out on a two-engine fighter jet, the jet goes into a flat spin and crashes.

These might help:

Yahoo Answers

Navy Aircraft - Bottom of page

If one engine goes out, the other is backup.

Edited May 16, 2012 by Francisco_d-Anconia
Fixed link.

[pam]

Your second link is not working.

[Francisco_d-Anconia]

Okay, the second link should work now. I originally heard about the single engine vs. twin engine JSF debate in a TV documentary. I remember redundancy being the Navy's concern in wanting twin engines. When one engine goes out, the flight computer and/or the pilot has to compensate for the asymmetrical thrust, but the plane will still fly and generally won't spin out and crash.