Re: Re: US jet crashes in Libya due to apparent equipment malfunction, both crew safe an

March 22, 2011

Well, to some extent, the US outclasses by a wide margin most other

countries in terms of aircraft and training. The wreckage may be too

destroyed to ever know if AAA fire played a role, and the two black

boxes are likely destroyed or will soon be destroyed. The US often

bombs aircraft that have gone down in hostile territory. Also, the

US often mandates that exported aircraft be somewhat crippled

compared to their American cousins. A slight counterpoint is that an

Israeli F-15 on a training exercise sliced through an A-4, losing

almost all of the right wing, and landed at double the usual landing

speed. The landing sheared off the tailhook, and stopped just short

of the net at the end of the runway. The manufacturer was asked

about that scenario previously, and had replied it was impossible.

"US jet crashes in Libya due to apparent equipment

malfunction, both crew safe and in US hands"

Ever notice how many of our military jets "crash" due to

"malfunctions" in combat missions? Makes me kind of wonder

why anyone would want to buy a military jet from the US?

But they must be good though, because they never seem to

get "shot down" by anti-aircraft fire, although somehow,

when we fire on military jets manufactured by us but owned

by other countries, we ALWAYS shoot them down.

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