14jan2015 picture: Japanese F15 broke landing gear on runway

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14jan2015 picture: Japanese F15 broke landing gear on runway

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F15 fighter, Chitose Air Base break front legs just before take-off
January 14, 2015 18:56

The 14th 11:10 around, the front legs of the F15 fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force Chitose Air Base (Chitose, Hokkaido) is I broke just before takeoff. No effect on the adjacent New Chitose Airport of civil aircraft taking off and landing, there was no injured.

Base officials have said, "have never leg is broken for you heard before."

According to the base, this fighter affiliation of the 201 Squadron/Hikotai. Facing the runway with two aircraft for training,
The broken front legs on the way of final inspection, such as increasing the output of the engine, that the front of the fighter has dropped about 30 centimeters.

One of the F15 fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force flagship machine. According to the ASDF officials, upset and hydraulic system of the engine,
Some trouble of cases, such as the electrical system, but the front leg is broken for is that extremely rare.

Since the front legs can not be landing and failure, was also likely to develop into disaster. Same base are investigating the cause along with the report to the local governments such as Chitose.

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