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F-22 crash video

By Pavel | October 30, 2005 on 1:12 pm | In Aviation Video, F-22 Raptor |

Click to download F-22 crash video - small video of YF-22 (F-22 prototype), crashes on landing. Two-views video.
0,8 Mb, 0:08, 320 x 240, mpg

It seems like pilot put a plane into swing over swinging. It happens because of delays in plane-controlling systems-pilot system. The best way to deal in such case is to fix control stick in middle position.
In this specific case the story seems to be the following: YF-22 has thrust vectoring engine nozzles control doubled with gears - when gears down thrust vectoring is off. Pilot executes go-around, raises landing gears. It causes thrust vectoring turning on and sensitivity of control highly increases. Dynamic stability decreases and as a result - overswinging. In addition ground effect makes the task to fix control stick for pilot almost impossible.

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Nice Landing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Jim Kiziridis — August 17, 2006 #
ya suuuuuure

Comment by Eric Bouwman — August 28, 2006 #
This pilot needs to learn how to fly the
Multiplex Easy Star
and then this F22

Comment by Freddy — February 2, 2007 #
Its a mistake…..

Comment by martin leud — February 21, 2007 #
The problem is not the pilot,but even the technology is a problem.Everybody knows that too much electronic doesn’t meen better.

Comment by Goran — May 11, 2007 #
Its a landing gear problem.. its not the fault of the pilot..

Comment by unknown — May 18, 2007 #
hey humans make mistakes it’s called human error no matter how high tech something is it’s still made by a human which means that somewhere along the line it will malfunction

Comment by angry pilot — May 27, 2007 #
Hmm,…. it’s just another part in the step for a true stealth fighter. Looking at the F/A 22A Raptor today, you can see that this was just a small lesson learned in the devolping stages in the aircraft. It’s things like this that leave lessons learned, thus making the aircraft better, from the start.

Comment by Sukio — June 30, 2007 #
off course a soft landing

Comment by konark — July 11, 2007 #
This crash costs how many dollar to american people?

Comment by Geek — November 19, 2007 #
$22 billion i think

Comment by Ace — April 10, 2008 #
I saw the video. It was the 2nd prototype of now f-22, in it the landing gear isn’t down due technical problem.but the pilot didn’t eject to save the million $ plane.we should give him a thumbs up.

Comment by Ghost — July 2, 2008 #