Hail! Hail! and you thought you had problems! You might enjoy this powerpoint of two T-38’s that someone passed on to me.
Alex
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You might enjoy this powerpoint of two T-38’s that someone passed on to me.
Alex,
Very interesting show. I’ll bet you wouldn’t mind if someone HAD passed those two T-38’s on to you – even in that condition! [;)]
- Mike.
I noticed they were from the Test Pilot School. If they had really been quick thinkers, they would have gotten out of the jets saying “I’m glad that test is behind us. Geez, I was getting tired of cruising thunderstorms looking for 1” or larger hailstones to fly through. Hope they’re happy back at the base!" It would sure be a more face-saving approach than expecting the maintenance guys to fix them and send you on your way in a day or two.
The amazing thing is that the engines kept running. I had 2500 hours in the T-38 as an IP in the 60’s. We weren’t allowed to fly even in forecast icing, since even light ice around the engine intakes would wipe out the engine if it broke off. Presumably they have made some enhancements over the years.