Has anything ever been invented like a GPS or a cellular type of tracking they could attach to a vehicle to track it? Or maybe a box that pings a location? That would be awesome.
I went looking for this one but did not have any luck, you need a team or at least two to take on such an endeavor. Plus they did not have the hand held GPS like they have today, the next thing you know there is a search party looking for you instead of the plane.
Hell the Chinese probably have it halfway to Bidenjing by now.
From what I read - pilot ejected and is at the hospital. Wondering how the Chinese get a pilot into the F35 while still in the air.
I understand that. I mean recovering it from the water.
I was in the USN and a LSE (yellow shirt) on the flight deck of a small carrier. Lost two birds while I was aboard. A H-46 and a Harrier. Both were on a barge and headed to Norfolk Va. in less than a week.
I was thinking maybe the pilot was an operative of Bidenjing. Not out of the realm of possibilities. But I hope not.
If that stick is a Patriot God bless him and pray for a speedy recovery. Those ejections are pretty violent. Especially for spinal compression.
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All the Navy/Marine jets I’m familiar with have a transponder that automatically squawks an “emergency code” of 7700 if the pilot ejects…if the transponder is receiving electrical power and is in either “normal” or “standby” mode. ATC is normally relying on the IFF (transponder) for position, altitude, etc. If the transponder is off or in standby, ATC would have to rely on a skin paint with the radar. Good luck. Maybe a complete electrical failure?…..it will eventually be figured out.
That feature can be disabled by maintenance or just turning the transponder off for ops over a hostile area but I doubt that was the case. We did that years ago off of Libya on some missions.
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All the Navy/Marine jets I’m familiar with have a transponder that automatically squawks an “emergency code” of 7700 if the pilot ejects…if the transponder is receiving electrical power and is in either “normal” or “standby” mode. ATC is normally relying on the IFF (transponder) for position, altitude, etc. If the transponder is off or in standby, ATC would have to rely on a skin paint with the radar. Good luck. Maybe a complete electrical failure?…..it will eventually be figured out.
That feature can be disabled by maintenance or just turning the transponder off for ops over a hostile area but I doubt that was the case. We did that years ago off of Libya on some missions.
"complete electrical failure?" NAPA battery and bad ground cable (thanks, Hot Rod Lincoln)
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
Something doesn’t sound right. i got to call bullshit on pilot ejecting ant can’t find the plane. They could find my phone with a dead battery on the moon but can’t time that gazillion dollar plane.
My gut tells me no one ejected……….that plane be in Cuba!!!
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