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f-18 military jet crashes into home

JimBeamJimBeam Seattle. 2,012 Posts
edited December 2008 in Strut Central
img src="http://media.signonsandiego.com/img/photos/2008/12/08/image2_t600.jpg"1b, 21b, 21a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081208-1453-bn08plane4.html" target="_blank"1http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081208-1453-bn08plane4.html/a1b, 21b, 21 b, 21b, 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/melt.gif" alt="" /1

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  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    sayingb, 21they missed UTC and Uni High by a few...could have been worse???b, 21b, 21straight outta Donnie Darko or somethingb, 21b, 21b, 21You're sitting at home eating something or watching TV and thenb, 21b, 21BOOM
  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
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    h, 21
    b, 21General Characteristics, C and D models
    b, 21Primary Function: Multi-role attack and fighter aircraft
    b, 21Contractor: Prime: McDonnell Douglas; Major Subcontractor: Northrop
    b, 21Unit Cost: $ 24 million
    b, 21Propulsion: Two F404-GE-402 enhanced performance turbofan engines
    b, 21Thrust: 17,700 pounds (8,027 kg) static thrust per engine
    b, 21Length: 56 feet (16.8 meters)
    b, 21Height: 15 feet 4 inches (4.6 meters)
    b, 21Maximum Take Off Gross Weight: 51,900 pounds (23,537 kg)
    b, 21Wingspan: 40 feet 5 inches (13.5 meters)
    b, 21Range (w/external tanks):
    b, 21Fighter: 1,379 nautical miles (1585.9 miles/2,537 km);
    b, 21Attack: 1,333 nautical miles (1532.9 miles/2,453 km)
    b, 21Ceiling: 50,000+ feet
    b, 21Speed: Mach 1.7+
    b, 21Crew:
    b, 21A,C and E models: One
    b, 21B,D and F models: Two
    b, 21Armament: One 20mm M-61A1 Vulcan cannon;
    b, 21External payload: AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM 7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, Shrike, SLAM, SLAM-ER, Walleye, Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM); various general purpose bombs, mines and rockets.
    b, 21Date Deployed:
    b, 21First flight, November 1978
    b, 21Operational, October 1983 (A/B models); September 1987 (C/D models)
    b, 21
    b, 21
    h, 21
    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21b, 21whoops, there goes 24 million + payouts to the families...!
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    Man, this is terrible. Not too far from my crib. The pictures look like a warzone.
  • leftybanksleftybanks 165 Posts
    This pastor lost his entire family. f*cking terrible.b, 21b, 21http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jetcrash10-2008dec10/a1,0,1786682.story
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