Bloody heck is that possible.........

STEED · 07-09-07, 08:32 AM

I shot down a Betty Bomber and as it crossed my bow and plunged into the sea went under then suddenly came out the sea climbed a little before falling back in to the sea, is that possible in real life?

I just could not believe my eyes, for a second I thought he was coming back to have another crack at me.

:rotfl:

tater · 07-09-07, 08:48 AM

no.

AntEater · 07-09-07, 08:52 AM

I've seen pictures from a 1960s incident where a german navy F-104G Starfighter hit the water during a strafing run on a target vessel and became airborne again.
The pilot made a successful landing after that.
But of course the Starfighter just skipped the water like a stone at high speed and with the fuselage only.
There's photos of that incident on the web somewhere but I can't find them right now.

stabiz · 07-09-07, 08:58 AM

Ive had planes bouncing along the water like flat rocks.

STEED · 07-09-07, 09:02 AM

I have seen them skip a little away before sinking in the water but what I saw last night was out of this world.

kiwi_2005 · 07-09-07, 09:08 AM

I love it when they're diving for an attack and then crash into each other, seen this happen twice, last one i thought i was a goner, then boom an explosion and two planes hit the water.

Sailor Steve · 07-09-07, 10:20 AM

No; skipping is possible, though more often than not the plane will 'dig in', and then settle. P-51 pilots were told to always bail out, as that big scoop on the bottom tended to cause the plane to flip.

An airplane is mostly aluminum, and hitting at a steep angle will pretty much always result in a shredded aircraft and shredded aircrew. No bouncing allowed.

07-09-07, 08:32 AM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bloody heck is that possible......... I shot down a Betty Bomber and as it crossed my bow and plunged into the sea went under then suddenly came out the sea climbed a little before falling back in to the sea, is that possible in real life? I just could not believe my eyes, for a second I thought he was coming back to have another crack at me. :rotfl: __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-09-07, 08:52 AM	#3
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've seen pictures from a 1960s incident where a german navy F-104G Starfighter hit the water during a strafing run on a target vessel and became airborne again. The pilot made a successful landing after that. But of course the Starfighter just skipped the water like a stone at high speed and with the fuselage only. There's photos of that incident on the web somewhere but I can't find them right now. __________________

07-09-07, 08:58 AM	#4
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Ive had planes bouncing along the water like flat rocks. __________________

07-09-07, 09:02 AM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I have seen them skip a little away before sinking in the water but what I saw last night was out of this world. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-09-07, 09:08 AM	#6
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I love it when they're diving for an attack and then crash into each other, seen this happen twice, last one i thought i was a goner, then boom an explosion and two planes hit the water. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-09-07, 08:48 AM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	no.

07-09-07, 10:20 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No; skipping is possible, though more often than not the plane will 'dig in', and then settle. P-51 pilots were told to always bail out, as that big scoop on the bottom tended to cause the plane to flip. An airplane is mostly aluminum, and hitting at a steep angle will pretty much always result in a shredded aircraft and shredded aircrew. No bouncing allowed. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo