F-18 Fighter JET Crashes into Apartment Block

[Reece]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vxVD7r-2eY#ws http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxM1oq2l_Mo# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpILVdHlDk#ws

A US Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed just after take-off Friday, plunging into a low-rise Virginia apartment building and triggering a massive inferno but injuring only six people, officials said. The two crew members ejected from the jet which hit a populated area in the eastern coastal tourist resort of Virginia Beach, the Navy said on Twitter. "F18 from Strike Fighter Squadron 106 crashed in VA Beach. Both pilots ejected, more info as we get it," said a tweet on the official @USNavy account. "Pilots ejected safely, but being transported to local hospital for observation," it added. Thick black smoke hung over the area, and part of the jet's wreckage was clearly visible resting on grass behind some buildings as emergency teams doused the area with foam to tamp down the blaze. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital told AFP the two pilots were in good condition, and being treated there along with four other civilian casualties. "Two for smoke inhalation, one of whom is already released," said media spokesman Dale Gauding. Firefighters were desperately trying to control the blaze, which had broken out in the heavily-built up urban area. Witnesses said the plane came down suddenly and the spilling of jet fuel may have exacerbated the blaze. "The buildings were starting to collapse," Zack Zapatero told CNN television as images showed buildings with their roofs shorn off, and charred and burning top floors. "I did not see anyone running out and I was told that there's a bunch of senior citizens that live in those buildings which that worries me a lot. "It was just unbelievable. Law enforcement was really quick to get on the scene. But the amount of jet fuel that you could just smell on the ground, it didn't seem right," he said. Another witness, Jon Swain, described how the plane smashed into the apartment block. "There were flames coming out of its engine at the back, which I just thought was afterburn or whatever... but the plane got lower and lower. I saw one pilot eject," he told MSNBC. "It hit it dead center. And yeah, it's pretty traumatic. There were a few people running from the building," Swain added. Virginia Beach battalion fire chief Tim Riley said there had been no reports of any missing residents, and said they had long feared an accident could happen after two recent scares during training flights. "We have had two mishaps (in) training over the past two years," Riley said, adding, "We have the military here and we have an enhanced system and we have... trained and planned for events of this magnitude." Another witness, Joanna Highet, also said the plane was very low and had disappeared out of her line of sight behind some trees. "Initially we heard nothing, and then when the smoke started after about 15, 20, 30 seconds we heard an explosion," she told CNN. "We drove back and saw lots of black smoke and the apartment complex on fire from both ends." A separate Navy statement said the plane that crashed was part of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), based nearby at Naval Air Station Oceana. "Initial reports indicate that at approximately 12:05 pm, the jet crashed just after takeoff at a location just off of the base," it said. "Both aircrew safely ejected from the aircraft." Oceana, which is a vast complex with more than seven miles (10 kilometers) of runways, is manned by 14,600 military personnel and home to 19 fighter squadrons.

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WOW!
Thoughts?

[Hevar.]

I swear that was Lustigkurre inside that plane :OOOOO

Nah but seriously who could that happend? no fuel? or what

[Gandalf]

Three possibilities.
Human Error
Software Error
Corleone shooting.

[Sphex]

Three possibilities.
Human Error
Software Error
Corleone shooting.

None of those car spawn hacks which summon driven vehicles to hackers?

[Hevar.]

Three possibilities.
Human Error
Software Error
Corleone shooting.

Nah, seriously!! Was not the United States the country with the best Air Force. They said Also note only best Air Force Also good pilot with skills. Like the United States makes alot of airplanes beacuse They have good airplanes with latest high-tech. So alot of country buy their airplanes. But how did this fuck happend? Did They just did this for fun or what. Want They make a Other 9/11? but this time in a place of children and other people. They says Air Force pilots are trained for shit like this so why not did they landed on a field emergency instead for a popular area with many people.

[Sphex]

Nah, seriously!! Was not the United States the country with the best Air Force. They said Also note only best Air Force Also good pilot with skills. Like the United States makes alot of airplanes beacuse They have good airplanes with latest high-tech. So alot of country buy their airplanes. But how did this f**k happend? Did They just did this for fun or what. Want They make a Other 9/11? but this time in a place of children and other people. They says Air Force pilots are trained for shit like this so why not did they landed on a field emergency instead for a popular area with many people.

If there is any sort of computer/software error then the pilot can lose complete control, which means the plane will go down anywhere it wants to within the laws of physics. Even if it was a physical technical error, the pilot would still only have limited control over the plane.

[Hevar.]

If there is any sort of computer/software error then the pilot can lose complete control, which means the plane will go down anywhere it wants to within the laws of physics. Even if it was a physical technical error, the pilot would still only have limited control over the plane.

So you mean Anonymous can hack into a Jetplane and make it crash into a building or something. Like flood it with virus.


Lol ! i thought after 9/11 the world should be safer but naah the world got easier to make terrorattack.

[Sphex]

So you mean Anonymous can hack into a Jetplane a make it crash into a building or something. Like flood it with virus.


Lol ! i thought after 9/11 the world should be safer but naah the world got easier to make terrorattack.

No. I mean that a fighter jet's system can succumb to the same problems as any computer system i.e crashing, freezing, late data transfer.
For example, if I use the modern Eurofighter Typhoon as an example; the aircraft has several dozen computers to allow it to stay airborne because of its unstable design. If one of these computer systems fail however, the aircraft, in reality, will crash or suffer serious flight problems requiring an emergency landing or pilot ejection.

[Hevar.]

No. I mean that a fighter jet's system can succumb to the same problems as any computer system i.e crashing, freezing, late data transfer.
For example, if I use the modern Eurofighter Typhoon as an example; the aircraft has several dozen computers to allow it to stay airborne because of its unstable design. If one of these computer systems fail however, the aircraft, in reality, will crash or suffer serious flight problems requiring an emergency landing or pilot ejection.

Ohh!! i understand =)

[JayL]

They're learning the tactics of their enemies

[Mikal]

It wasnt an FA18, it was a UFO with aliens in, the military lied to hide it! 

[Jack White]

They're learning the tactics of their enemies

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[SkyHawk]

Until they do an investigation no one can surely know what has happened unless the two Naval pilots release their own statements which most likely will not happen as the Navy won't allow it. Remember although the US may have a very powerful Navy and airforce programs in order to become that way we have to train our pilots and this was most likely a training accident. Shit happens we'll learn from it and move on.

If what witness accounts say are true about the afterburner being on fire it was probably a fault in the engine where inspection on it was not completed fully and thoroughly before takeoff. No, this wasn't another 9/11 attack com'on that's just common sense. Just a training accident happens we'll learn from it and move on.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

Nah, seriously!! Was not the United States the country with the best Air Force. They said Also note only best Air Force Also good pilot with skills. Like the United States makes alot of airplanes beacuse They have good airplanes with latest high-tech. So alot of country buy their airplanes. But how did this f**k happend? Did They just did this for fun or what. Want They make a Other 9/11? but this time in a place of children and other people. They says Air Force pilots are trained for shit like this so why not did they landed on a field emergency instead for a popular area with many people.

America best air force?

[Squeak]

America best air force?

Well, yeah.