One dead following 'jet truck' explosion during Battle Creek Field of Flight airshow | |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ad for Show: [link to fieldofflight.com (secure)] Amazing Air Show Featuring… USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35a Navy F-35c Navy F-18 Rhino Wall of Fire Top Civilian Air Performers Night Air Show with Pyro Hot-Air Balloons Skerbeck Carnival Great Lakes Timber Show Kids Day sponsored in part by Meijer Firework Shows Live Music sponsored by FireKeepers Shockwave Jet Truck Last Edited by nutmeg on 07/02/2022 03:19 PM |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 03:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "He was doing his show and going down the runway," said Suze Gusching, media relations for Field of Flight. "He passed by the explosion, and his truck had exploded." Good reporting. It just happened when I posted the news. Details will follow. They'll probably cancel the entire 3 day show. They always do when this happens. It takes years to plan and one accident cancels everything. |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 03:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The truck was racing two planes, going up to 300 miles per hour. As the parachute from the truck deployed, the truck engulfed in flames and exploded. Photos here: [link to wwmt.com (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 60332273 United Kingdom 07/02/2022 04:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ad for Show: Quoting: nutmeg [link to fieldofflight.com (secure)] Amazing Air Show Featuring… USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35a Navy F-35c Navy F-18 Rhino Wall of Fire Top Civilian Air Performers Night Air Show with Pyro Hot-Air Balloons Skerbeck Carnival Great Lakes Timber Show Kids Day sponsored in part by Meijer Firework Shows Live Music sponsored by FireKeepers Shockwave Jet Truck Cool! Just looking down the list for RIAT in the UK in a few days, can't wait! United States of America - US Air Force Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey 7th Special Operations Squadron USAF 75TH Flying Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey 7th Special Operations Squadron USAF 75TH Static Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 23rd Bomb Squadron USAF 75TH Static Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 96th Bomb Squadron USAF 75TH Flying Boeing E-4B 595th Command and Control Group USAF 75TH Static NEW Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 351st Air Refuelling Squadron USAF 75TH Boeing KC-46A Pegasus 514th Air Mobility Wing USAF 75TH Static Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon 555th Fighter Squadron USAF 75TH Static Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 495th Fighter Squadron USAF 75TH Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II 67th Special Operations Squadron USAF 75TH Lockheed U-2S 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron USAF 75TH McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 492nd Fighter Squadron USAF 75TH McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 494th Fighter Squadron USAF 75TH United States of America - US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon Patrol Squadron 46 |
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*MOLON LABE* User ID: 82065085 United States 07/02/2022 04:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Happened today at 1:10pm performance Quoting: nutmeg One person is dead following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck pyrotechnic performance Saturday at Battle Creek Executive Airport. Battle Creek, Michigan. [link to www.msn.com (secure)] Oh shit it's SHOCKWAVE jet truck. I've seen that truck quite a few times and have even met the driver. Shit man. Good people. "She isn't real.....I can't make her real" "Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep...Disorder, Disorder, Disorder" "The World is a business Mr Beale..." "You depend on our protection yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth......" ENFJ |
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User ID: 79193643 United States 07/02/2022 04:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "He was doing his show and going down the runway," said Suze Gusching, media relations for Field of Flight. "He passed by the explosion, and his truck had exploded." Good reporting. That’s what I thought when I read it. Look at the video, that’s exactly what happened. Looks like a pyrotechnic went up then the truck crashed. Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast. If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. — Plato “AI is kind of a fancy thing, first of all it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.” Kamala Harris VPOTUS |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71094761 United States 07/02/2022 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He had a blowout as his chute was deploying. He was in my town at an airshow just a couple of months ago. I got to get a good look at his truck. He uses super singles on the rear axles instead of traditional duals. Looks like the right rear tire blew, as you can see debris leaving the truck as his drag chute is pulling out the main chute. You can see a fire on the back of the truck right before he starts to drift to the left as he is approaching the pyrotechnic routine. Those super single tread caps are extremely heavy and when they separate from the carcass at that speed they destroy everything in their path. The fire was probably from the lower right jet engine being destroyed by the tread cap, as it is mounted only a few inches away and has very little protection from flying debris. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74310447 United States 07/02/2022 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The truck was racing two planes, going up to 300 miles per hour. As the parachute from the truck deployed, the truck engulfed in flames and exploded. Quoting: nutmeg Photos here: [link to wwmt.com (secure)] .. An enormous truck traveling 300 to 350 mph ? It sounds dangerous before knowing about any explosions. Jet engines are made for the sky... Don’t see the benefit of the risks. Maybe it’s a man thing, but speeding enormous sized trucks ?? A racing boat would make more sense. Little children playing with big expensive toys. . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 81233625 United States 07/02/2022 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "He was doing his show and going down the runway," said Suze Gusching, media relations for Field of Flight. "He passed by the explosion, and his truck had exploded." Good reporting. It just happened when I posted the news. Details will follow. They'll probably cancel the entire 3 day show. They always do when this happens. It takes years to plan and one accident cancels everything. Why should everyone else's celebration be done because he screwed up? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71094761 United States 07/02/2022 04:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He had a blowout as his chute was deploying. He was in my town at an airshow just a couple of months ago. I got to get a good look at his truck. He uses super singles on the rear axles instead of traditional duals. Looks like the right rear tire blew, as you can see debris leaving the truck as his drag chute is pulling out the main chute. You can see a fire on the back of the truck right before he starts to drift to the left as he is approaching the pyrotechnic routine. Those super single tread caps are extremely heavy and when they separate from the carcass at that speed they destroy everything in their path. The fire was probably from the lower right jet engine being destroyed by the tread cap, as it is mounted only a few inches away and has very little protection from flying debris. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71094761 My mistake. Upon closer look, it was the LEFT REAR tire that blew out first, then the one in front of it went next. You can clearly see the left rear fender disintegrating before he loses control. |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 04:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Happened today at 1:10pm performance Quoting: nutmeg One person is dead following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck pyrotechnic performance Saturday at Battle Creek Executive Airport. Battle Creek, Michigan. [link to www.msn.com (secure)] Oh shit it's SHOCKWAVE jet truck. I've seen that truck quite a few times and have even met the driver. Shit man. Good people. So the purpose is to race the jets? I've been to air shows but never saw that performance. What exactly would have caused that to happen? |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 04:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He had a blowout as his chute was deploying. He was in my town at an airshow just a couple of months ago. I got to get a good look at his truck. He uses super singles on the rear axles instead of traditional duals. Looks like the right rear tire blew, as you can see debris leaving the truck as his drag chute is pulling out the main chute. You can see a fire on the back of the truck right before he starts to drift to the left as he is approaching the pyrotechnic routine. Those super single tread caps are extremely heavy and when they separate from the carcass at that speed they destroy everything in their path. The fire was probably from the lower right jet engine being destroyed by the tread cap, as it is mounted only a few inches away and has very little protection from flying debris. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71094761 Thank you for the detailed information! You guys understand this stuff more than I would. I've never heard of that truck performing before. |
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User ID: 49614807 United States 07/02/2022 04:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dang that’s the shockwave truck, I met them years and years ago, great people. Fuel line ruptured, blew the tire(s) (tires specifically designed for this truck) out. Last Edited by The Juan Mower on 07/02/2022 04:53 PM |
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(OP) User ID: 76388104 United States 07/02/2022 04:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | YOU A HOLES GO SEE THIS SHIT FOR ENTERTAINMENT Quoting: CRYSTAL FIRE SOON IT WON'T BE FOR ENTERTAINMENT I especially like watching the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels. Many years ago we watched the Italian aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force....The Frecce Tricolori. If anyone here gets a chance to see them perform, it's a real treat! [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] By the way, these were on the schedule. No one at an airshow expects a horrible accident. Accidents are very rare at airshows. USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35a Navy F-35c Navy F-18 Rhino Wall of Fire Top Civilian Air Performers Night Air Show with Pyro Hot-Air Balloons Skerbeck Carnival Great Lakes Timber Show Kids Day sponsored in part by Meijer Firework Shows Live Music sponsored by FireKeepers Shockwave Jet Truck BLUE ANGELS VS THE THUNDERBIRDS Who has the higher bragging rights, the Navy Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbirds? [link to www.visitgrandjunction.com (secure)] Last Edited by nutmeg on 07/02/2022 04:54 PM |