During an air show in the United States, two F-16 aircraft approached each other. The experience of the pilots ensured that a collision would not occur.
The air show was held last weekend at Orlando Sanford Airport. The US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team participated in the parade. During the demonstration, the team’s six F-16s often fly close to each other, sometimes less than half a meter apart. The smallest mistakes can have serious consequences.
Things nearly went wrong during a display maneuver in Florida. Four F-16s flew over the crowd at low speed. Then two of the planes went up, creating a gap between the pairs. Then a fifth machine flew behind the quartet, making it appear as if it had flown through the hole.
Previous reference the pictures From the air view you can see how one of the four F-16s then flew by He made very different movements compared to the formation and thus got very close to the front. The pilot’s quick reaction ensured that the machines narrowly avoided each other.
Disorder
The near collision was probably caused by the fifth F-16 that flew behind the quartet. The so-called wakefulness disorder, also called The aftermath of the unrest Mentioned, that aircraft can cause the aircraft flying close to it to shake violently back and forth. It is not clear whether this was also the case in this incident.
