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only in Texas: Mechanic sucked into jet engine
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:22:06 -0500, "ggg" wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/16/air...ity/index.html If you google around a bit..there is a video out there of a navy deck ape getting sucked into a Tomcat (IRRC) The surprising thing is he lived with nothing much worse than a broken arm and so forth. Nasty flameout when it happened though Gunner Either an A-6 or an EA-6B Night launch, the checkout guy (a new guy was being qualified as part of the launch crew) went in to insure that the launch gear was properly engaged, and the marshaller had already seen that the stuff had been checked, so signaled the pilot to power up for launch. When the checkout guy approached, gravity ceased to hold him on the deck. His cranial went through the engine, his life preserver caught on the inlet air probes in the intake. The fireworks of the cranial going through the engine scrubbed the launch, a couple seconds after the engine shut down, the lucky(?) guy wiggled out of the intake and fell onto the deck. A couple broken collarbones and a mother of a hickey to show for the ride. It was dark. Nobody knew what really happened until the NVG deck camera was reviewed. The film footage featured prominantly in a flight safety breifing a few years ago, including much discussion about the benefits of communicating ones intentions when planning to deviate from the normal tempo of an operation. I have spent a very little time in fromnt of a Prowler with the engines running. Those are damn big intakes. Nothing on par with the big commercial jets, but big. And the commercial guys rarely have much business that requires them to walk near the intakes. Cheers Trevor Jones |
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only in Texas: Mechanic sucked into jet engine
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Trevor Jones wrote: Gunner wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:22:06 -0500, "ggg" wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/16/air...ity/index.html If you google around a bit..there is a video out there of a navy deck ape getting sucked into a Tomcat (IRRC) The surprising thing is he lived with nothing much worse than a broken arm and so forth. Nasty flameout when it happened though Gunner Either an A-6 or an EA-6B Night launch, the checkout guy (a new guy was being qualified as part of the launch crew) went in to insure that the launch gear was properly engaged, and the marshaller had already seen that the stuff had been checked, so signaled the pilot to power up for launch. When the checkout guy approached, gravity ceased to hold him on the deck. His cranial went through the engine, his life preserver caught on the inlet air probes in the intake. The fireworks of the cranial going through the engine scrubbed the launch, a couple seconds after the engine shut down, the lucky(?) guy wiggled out of the intake and fell onto the deck. A couple broken collarbones and a mother of a hickey to show for the ride. It was dark. Nobody knew what really happened until the NVG deck camera was reviewed. The film footage featured prominantly in a flight safety breifing a few years ago, including much discussion about the benefits of communicating ones intentions when planning to deviate from the normal tempo of an operation. I have spent a very little time in fromnt of a Prowler with the engines running. Those are damn big intakes. Nothing on par with the big commercial jets, but big. And the commercial guys rarely have much business that requires them to walk near the intakes. Cheers Trevor Jones What does "cranial" mean in this context? I though you were saying that his HEAD went through the engine. -- Ted Bennett |
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only in Texas: Mechanic sucked into jet engine
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Ted Bennett wrote: What does "cranial" mean in this context? I though you were saying that his HEAD went through the engine. He was a soldier ant, so loss of his head did not affect his ability to fight on. --Tim May |
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only in Texas: Mechanic sucked into jet engine
Ted Bennett wrote:
In article , Trevor Jones wrote: Gunner wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:22:06 -0500, "ggg" wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/16/air...ity/index.html If you google around a bit..there is a video out there of a navy deck ape getting sucked into a Tomcat (IRRC) The surprising thing is he lived with nothing much worse than a broken arm and so forth. Nasty flameout when it happened though Gunner Either an A-6 or an EA-6B Night launch, the checkout guy (a new guy was being qualified as part of the launch crew) went in to insure that the launch gear was properly engaged, and the marshaller had already seen that the stuff had been checked, so signaled the pilot to power up for launch. When the checkout guy approached, gravity ceased to hold him on the deck. His cranial went through the engine, his life preserver caught on the inlet air probes in the intake. The fireworks of the cranial going through the engine scrubbed the launch, a couple seconds after the engine shut down, the lucky(?) guy wiggled out of the intake and fell onto the deck. A couple broken collarbones and a mother of a hickey to show for the ride. It was dark. Nobody knew what really happened until the NVG deck camera was reviewed. The film footage featured prominantly in a flight safety breifing a few years ago, including much discussion about the benefits of communicating ones intentions when planning to deviate from the normal tempo of an operation. I have spent a very little time in fromnt of a Prowler with the engines running. Those are damn big intakes. Nothing on par with the big commercial jets, but big. And the commercial guys rarely have much business that requires them to walk near the intakes. Cheers Trevor Jones What does "cranial" mean in this context? I though you were saying that his HEAD went through the engine. -- Ted Bennett Sorry! A cranial is the headgear that is mostly worn by the Navy air deck crews. Combination helmet, ear protection, and eye protection. I used to have one, and wore it while cutting wood with a chainsaw. Best ear defenders I ever wore, but the whole unit would be a right bugger to wear in a hot weather area. Cheers Trevor Jones |
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