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Iran rescue Hercules
From: "James Hart"
Subject: Iran rescue Hercules
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:42:29 +0100
Tonight on ITV's 'Tested To Destruction', they showed (b&w) footage of the
Herc equipped with rockets (which retracted into fairings around the
fuselage) both successfully taking off but unsuccessfully landing. The
rockets were fired when the plane was still about 50feet up so the
subsequent reduction in airspeed caused it to drop like a stone which broke
the starboard wing off. I remember reading some correspondence on this
digest a while back so I thought I'd let you know. Their URN is
http://www.meridiantv.co.uk/tested/welcome.html.
They also showed footage of the first F16 (YF16 on tailfin)takeoff (which
occurred during a high speed taxi run) and the first F16 crash landing
(different pilot, gear stuck up). Last week they showed NBC suit tests
inside Porton Down. They have quite a range of different products shown,
ranging from electric kettles to aircraft crash testing.
James Hart
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Created: Mon Aug 30 14:54:04 EDT 1999