F-15J ASDF loses the tail piece during air show Leia mais (Read More): F-15J da ASDF perde pedaço da cauda durante show aéreo | Poder Aéreo - Informação e Discussão sobre Aviação Militar e Civil

November 30, 2009 in Aviation Accidents , Weapons Systems , Technology , by Alexandre Galante

A fighter F-15J 's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Japan's lost a piece of the front horizontal stabilizer during air show on Sunday (29.11). The fragment of 2.4 m appears in the video above falling off the plane. In the photo to the right stabilizer of hunting after the accident.

 

 

The ASDF began an immediate inspection of its fleet of 202 F-15s, which will be "groundeados" until the scan is complete.
The pre-flight was normally performed and revealed no problems and the ASDF is investigating.
SOURCE : The Mainichi Daily News