A detailed analysis of the tragic F-16 accident in Radom appeared on YouTube, carried out by erstwhile pilot of the elite Thunderbirds acrobatics squad – Major Ryan Bodenheimer. An expert, who flew the F-16C fighter for years on his own, pointed to the crucial minute in the maneuver, in which he thought there might have been a temporary failure of awareness of the pilot.
Former American pilot about the F-16 disaster in Radom
According to Bodenheimer, the delicate point was the advanced part of the loop erstwhile the aircraft was in reverse position. In specified configuration, the pilot should mildly push the steering rod away, resulting in a negative overload of -0.3 g. The device then rapidly passes into diving with the booster on, and overloads scope up to +8 or +9 g.
– specified a violent change can lead to "grey out" or even "black out" – believes erstwhile American military. It's a temporary visual disturbance or a complete failure of imagination caused by brain hypoxia. In utmost cases, the pilot may lose consciousness.
Bodenheimer points out that the dimension and nature of the dive propose a possible hold in the pilot response. The F-16 was moving at 550–750 km/h and the transition from diving to horizontal flight was mild, which may have shown a deficiency of full control. By the end of the flight, the device was flying almost parallel to the ground, at a velocity of up to 900 km/h.
– It was only 15 metres short to avoid a collision with the ground," said erstwhile Thunderbirds pilot. At the same time, he stressed that his analysis is based solely on available video material and does not replace the authoritative findings of the committee of inquiry.
Major Maciej Krakowian's funeral
Major Maciej Krakowian's household decided that ceremony ceremonies would have private character. In a message of the 31st Poznań-Krzesina Tactical Aviation Base was asked to "stop recording and reporting the funeral". "We ask you to respect the will of the household and to give her the right to a peaceful farewell," added.
Maciej "Slab" Krakowian died as a consequence of an airplane accident, which occurred on 28 August in the evening in Radom, during trainings for the Air Show. The F-16 fighter crashed and went up in flames. Major didn't have time to eject from the machine.
Major Krakowian was an experienced pilot and teacher 31. Tactical Aviation Base in Poznań-Krzesinach and associate of the elite squad Tiger Demo Team, representing Poland during air shows.
