landing checks

[Wilfred]

Thinking out loud

 

 

 

[Guest In-cog-neto]

Now they will need full power to taxi!

 

 

[Guest Fozzy]

Good photo but can't help thinking it's a fake.

 

Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is the planes shadow cast in the opposite direction to the sign?

 

 

[Admin]

That's the Pig (F1-11) that skidded a couple of months ago isn't it.

 

Actually, does anyone know why they niknamed them the Pig

 

 

[Guest palexxxx]

Actually the pilot is just using his initiative. He's trying to save the government a few dollars in expensive tyre replacements. Everyone knows how expensive those F111 tyres are.

 

Peter.

 

 

[hiperlight]

I think the F111 was called 'PIG' by the RAAF crews from 1973 or so. I think the official USAF name was F111 'AARDVARK' which was not adopted here. An Aardvark is a mammal sometimes called an 'earth pig'.

 

That sounds logical.....doesn't it?

 

Bruce

 

 

[Guest Vigilant]

Peter is right, just trying to save rubber, the pilot of this F-111 was good enough to leave one of his behind when he took off

 

Not a fake Fozzy this aircraft dropped a wheel on take off and did a number of VERY low passes before a final approach when he snagged an arrestor cable to pull him up.

 

The pilot in command had only joined the squadron a couple of weeks before and was a great testament to his and his navigators skill.

 

 

[Matt]

Another spin on the 'pig' name is the F111's role....hunt at night with it's nose to the ground -reference to the Terrain Following Radar (TFR).