Self landing F-106

Commander Wallace · 02-23-16, 03:22 PM

Incredible story. The pilot, Major Gary Faust said the aircraft righted itself after he ejected. If it flew on, I'm wondering why he ejected or didn't wait a little bit although he said it was in a flat spin.

The pilot said the F-106 landed itself in a frozen cornfield with 6in. of snow. The F-106 suffered no structural damage at all. It returned to service and is now in the museum. This is unbelievable.

I always liked the delta wing F-106 and the Thunder chiefs or " thuds " The F-106 looks a lot like the French Mirage fighters.

Oberon · 02-23-16, 04:01 PM

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mako88sb · 02-23-16, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I always liked the delta wing F-106 and the Thunder chiefs or " thuds " The F-106 look a lot like the French Mirage fighters.

There is some great youtube videos of former pilots doing walkarounds and you should check out the one on the F-105 if you haven't seen it yet. They haven't done the F-106 yet. Hopefully soon:

Gargamel · 02-23-16, 09:41 PM

What the hell man.... quit stalking me! I just watched this on Youtube after a random video binge..

Eichhörnchen · 02-24-16, 12:48 AM

Good to see both pilot and aircraft recorded on film for posterity; so many great stories only come to us in writing, second-hand, decades after the event and with all protagonists long gone.

Commander Wallace · 02-24-16, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mako88sb

There is some great youtube videos of former pilots doing walkarounds and you should check out the one on the F-105 if you haven't seen it yet. They haven't done the F-106 yet. Hopefully soon:

Thanks for the " Steer in " with regards to the F-105 Videos. I like these videos with first hand accounts from the pilots themselves. I saw a video of Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager and his account of flying the Bell X-1. As most know, General Yeager and the X-1 were the first to " sucessfully " fly faster than the speed of sound. The original X-1 is at the

National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC

Again, thanks for posting the video.

mako88sb · 02-24-16, 04:13 PM

I was in my teens when I read a book about the B-17's during WW2 and there was a similar story about one landing by itself that's even more amazing. I don't remember the part about it doing the whole pattern prior to landing. Maybe a bit of embellishment with that part.:
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wor...e-onboard.html

Catfish · 02-24-16, 04:59 PM

Already in 1910..

"The dove flew extremely intrinsically stable by the based on the winged seeds of Zanonia Rankpflanze airfoil shape. A statement of the instructor in Wiener Neustadt to their students was that this, they should come in difficult flight conditions, the control should just let it go until the dove flew by itself is stable again. In one anecdote is reported that a mechanic at launch preparations the throttle a pigeon accidentally pushed on full throttle and fell off the plane. The aircraft lifted without pilot itself off and landed after the fuel was exhausted after 200 km on a smooth lawn."

In reality it was the pilot, Mr. Hirth, who had climbed out to start the engine but had left the throttle at the "full" position. When the engine sputtered to life, he did not manage to get into the seat in time, and saw his bird fly away.
Famous story here..

Onkel Neal · 02-24-16, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Already in 1910..

"The dove flew extremely intrinsically stable by the based on the winged seeds of Zanonia Rankpflanze airfoil shape. A statement of the instructor in Wiener Neustadt to their students was that this, they should come in difficult flight conditions, the control should just let it go until the dove flew by itself is stable again. In one anecdote is reported that a mechanic at launch preparations the throttle a pigeon accidentally pushed on full throttle and fell off the plane. The aircraft lifted without pilot itself off and landed after the fuel was exhausted after 200 km on a smooth lawn."

In reality it was the pilot, Mr. Hirth, who had climbed out to start the engine but had left the throttle at the "full" position. When the engine sputtered to life, he did not manage to get into the seat in time, and saw his bird fly away.
Famous story here..

Man, can you imagine having to live that down?

Commander Wallace · 02-25-16, 06:44 PM

I thought I would add this : This is an Israeli F-15 Eagle that suffered extensive wing damage in a " in flight collision ". The F-15 lost an entire wing. It not only managed to fly on but also land safely. The pilot was quoted as saying had he known the starboard wing was missing, he would have ejected.

02-23-16, 03:22 PM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Incredible story. The pilot, Major Gary Faust said the aircraft righted itself after he ejected. If it flew on, I'm wondering why he ejected or didn't wait a little bit although he said it was in a flat spin. The pilot said the F-106 landed itself in a frozen cornfield with 6in. of snow. The F-106 suffered no structural damage at all. It returned to service and is now in the museum. This is unbelievable. I always liked the delta wing F-106 and the Thunder chiefs or " thuds " The F-106 looks a lot like the French Mirage fighters. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 02-23-16 at 05:47 PM.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,421 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Good to see both pilot and aircraft recorded on film for posterity; so many great stories only come to us in writing, second-hand, decades after the event and with all protagonists long gone. __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 02-24-16 at 02:08 AM.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,785 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Already in 1910.. "The dove flew extremely intrinsically stable by the based on the winged seeds of Zanonia Rankpflanze airfoil shape. A statement of the instructor in Wiener Neustadt to their students was that this, they should come in difficult flight conditions, the control should just let it go until the dove flew by itself is stable again. In one anecdote is reported that a mechanic at launch preparations the throttle a pigeon accidentally pushed on full throttle and fell off the plane. The aircraft lifted without pilot itself off and landed after the fuel was exhausted after 200 km on a smooth lawn." In reality it was the pilot, Mr. Hirth, who had climbed out to start the engine but had left the throttle at the "full" position. When the engine sputtered to life, he did not manage to get into the seat in time, and saw his bird fly away. Famous story here.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was in my teens when I read a book about the B-17's during WW2 and there was a similar story about one landing by itself that's even more amazing. I don't remember the part about it doing the whole pattern prior to landing. Maybe a bit of embellishment with that part.: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wor...e-onboard.html

02-25-16, 06:44 PM	#10
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I thought I would add this : This is an Israeli F-15 Eagle that suffered extensive wing damage in a " in flight collision ". The F-15 lost an entire wing. It not only managed to fly on but also land safely. The pilot was quoted as saying had he known the starboard wing was missing, he would have ejected.