Saturday, July 24, 2010

Timing is Everything

Photoblog:

Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes

Pilot Capt. Brian Bews ejects as his a CF-18 fighter jet plummets to the ground during a practice flight at the Lethbridge County Airport on Friday, July 23 for the weekend airshow in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. "He is alive and we believe right now that his injuries are non-life-threatening," Canadian Forces Capt. Nicole Meszaros told CBC News.







7 comments:

Warren said...

MR,

Please keep your images to 550 px or under. That's the limit I used when I set up the blog.

Some browsers will run the image off the main column and into the sidebar crowding it to the bottom or off the screen.

I re-sized your images.

:^)

Warren said...

Uh...

That would be 550 px width.

Sorry

midnight rider said...

No problem. I wasn't aware of that.

christian soldier said...

I like the larger picture and it can be reduced-
I'm learning more about 'stuff' :-)

THANKS SO MUCH for the photos of one of our BEST ejecting and thus-his/her life was saved!
carol-CS

midnight rider said...

Actually it was one of Canada's best but what the hell, we're all Infidels here

:)

christian soldier said...

if they are fighting one our side - they are mine - thus- one of my BEST ? :-)

Black_Rain said...

those are really old planes...

unfortunately it's replacement doesnt fly any better than that one did.. Boeing got ripped off, they had a much better plane in the JSF competition.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-35-jsf-hit-by-serious-design-problems-04311/

the JFS will probably be the last manned fighter.

this one is already fly'n better than the JFS..

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2324-unmanned-fighter-plane-performs-first-flight.html

some more.. this video is..KOOL.!!
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/12/navy_x47b_121708w/


http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/boeings-unmanned-phantom-ray-makes-dramatic-video-debut-set-to/