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RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:21 pm
by StreetF117
Hi all,

F16 Viper - 96-0080 / SP

Aircraft halted display due to a "mechanical issue".

https://www.flickr.com/photos/67653707@ ... en-public/

Regards

Benjamin Burt

Re: RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:37 pm
by 3Greens
Interesting pic there Benjamin. Was it determined how the rear tail section became so damaged ?

3Greens

Re: RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:47 pm
by JAWS
3Greens wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:37 pm
Interesting pic there Benjamin. Was it determined how the rear tail section became so damaged ?

3Greens
https://theaviationist.com/2019/07/22/u ... riat-2019/

Re: RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:36 am
by Campbell89
How quick would it be to repair the damage? Is the F-16 still at Fairford or did it leave yesterday?

Re: RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:52 am
by CGM
I left at 1530 but it remained in one of the hangars all day. German Torndao that went tech for NATO flypast also didn't move all day.

Re: RIAT19 Sun 21st - F16 Viper 96-0080 SP - damage to aircraft

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:17 pm
by effects
Campbell89 wrote:
Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:36 am
How quick would it be to repair the damage? Is the F-16 still at Fairford or did it leave yesterday?
Could be repaired but they might just change the whole assy.