F111 dumps and ignites fuel, Most planes can dump fuel from their wings, however, the F – 111 ’s design put the dump nozzles in the back of the plane. This is the only reason these planes can do it, as when the fuel is dumped the pilot kicks in the afterburners for a split second and ignites the fuel .. The result of this is a fireball almost as long as the plane itself.
9/24/2009 · F-111 Dump and burn during the Sydney Olympics – YouTube. After getting special permission from a nervous civil aviation authority an RA AF F-111 was granted permission to fly at under 500.
9/5/2010 · Just Great. We will mis them….
9/5/2019 · Story behind the “ Dump and Burn ”: Photos of the flame trail behind the F – 111 “Aardvark” are absolutely Eye-Candy as it gets…but what is the purpose?, The F -14 Tomcat like a few other aircraft was capable of a “ dump and burn ” just like the F – 111 . They both had the fuel dump mast located in between the two engines. Therefore if the afterburners were lit while dumping fuel , that fuel would be torc…
