We Are The Mighty/Business Insider: Watch an Israeli air-force pilot land an F-15 with only one wing
The F-15 is an amazing aircraft that was designed to go head-to-head with the Soviet’s MiG-25 and was the top dog for years, most notably during Desert Storm where American and Saudi Eagles took it to the Iraqis in a big way.
The F-15 has endured because its design was years ahead of its time, and a great data point behind that fact is the time Israeli pilot Zivi Nedivi landed his jet with only one wing.
Nedivi had one of his wings sheared off in a midair collision with an A-4 Skyhawk during a training event.
Nedivi’s Eagle went into a rapid roll by the crash and he told his navigator to prepare the eject.
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WNU Editor: He was lucky .... very lucky.
5 comments:
Literally on a wing and a prayer.
Gotta love the propaganda,
The F-15 was designed to go against the Mig-29, not the Mig -25.
Correct Jay. It was the Mig-29.
I guess they don't fact check anymore.
The article is correct. The F-15 first flew in 1972. Its design was a response to both the experience of the Vietnam war and then-mysterious Mig-25. It wasn't until 1976, when a Mig-25 pilot defected to Japan with his aircraft, that the limitations of the Mig-25 were understood. The Mig-29 didn't fly for the first time until 1982.
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