hurricanemk1c 195 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 I seem to be the bearer of bad news at the moment http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/05/03/photos-u-s-military-plane-crash-in-kyrgyzstan/#1 Link to post Share on other sites
flybytes 34 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Surprised to hear that the KC135 is still operational with the USAF - I recall installing a Singer Link-Miles visual system as part of a USAF KC135 sim refurbishment way back in 1984 - the KC135 was starting to get a bit long in the tooth even then. Sorry for the crew and their families. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Yep - the KC-135 is still going strong - the replacement is the KC-767 project that 'beat' the Airbus offering. I think EIS is 2017 for them Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 So sad to see, Looking at the small area of the crash site I'd say the aircraft came down almost flat with very little forward speed. The undercarriage is almost exactly in its retracted position with just the nose gear moved slightly rearwards indicating a possible very small forward momentum. It's as though she stopped dead in mid air and just pancaked. Had the aircraft been moving forward then the debris field would have been spread out along a line of impact. This is well contained within that ravine so should be plenty of evidence for the AIB or similar to investigate, I notice that the tail fin was pulled apart fairly quickly, it's intact in some shots and suddenly the rudder has gone and the spike tube on the top has been taken off and lying next to it. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Amazing, they're in the middle of no-where yet they get a signal on their cellphones! I've only got to go to the edge of the town and our signal drops! Vodafone...are you seeing this!!! Link to post Share on other sites
flybytes 34 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Alan, a news report I saw mentioned that eye-witnesses had seen the aircraft explode in mid-air which would probably explain the scattering of debris. Maybe a fuel leak, which seems to be a problem with aircraft tankers - even the more modern types. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Amazing, they're in the middle of no-where yet they get a signal on their cellphones! I've only got to go to the edge of the town and our signal drops! Vodafone...are you seeing this!!! yes but to get the range over there they up the output from the antennas so everyone is slowly cooking they also dont need torches at night cause they glow in the dark ! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 LOL! Link to post Share on other sites
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