Message from @Convo
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I suspect some sort of engine trouble
the only F16 mechanic i ever met was a 4' tall latinx mother
it was close to andrews
SINGLE mother
jets don't glixe
*glide
dont the pilots inspect the jets personally before takeoff
how often do crashes occur
I saw one jet crash once in a gore thread
yes they do, but it's impossible to check everything preflight
but it's not a common thing I'm sure
not enough to say common, but more than the public hears about it
if the public doesn't see it, it didn't happen as far as the military is concerned
looks like around 15 a year
oh wait thats the entire world
yea
looks like 2 or 3 a year
huh
they fixed the V-22 so our incidents have gone down
no biggie
IMO it was 1 crash away from being grounded forever
it dumped a bunch of marines into the potomac during this demonstration flight that was supposed to be "look how good we are"
F-16s are probably like $60mm
w e w
15 million
Christ it's fucking 20 years old
15 million is a good price
why do we still have 20 year old jets
what the FUCK it was invented in 78
what the FUCK
f16 is a good jet imo
it is
where did you get that info convo?
that was probably initial cost
without any of the refitting or upgrades costs in it
mmmmm
SLEP = service life extension program