{"id":34292,"date":"2015-12-28T00:15:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T03:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=34292"},"modified":"2016-11-24T22:21:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T01:21:28","slug":"navy-recovers-f-18-from-ocean-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/28\/navy-recovers-f-18-from-ocean-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Recovers F-18 from Ocean Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The US Navy recently salvaged an F\/A-18 Super Hornet<\/em><\/a> from the floor of the Arabian Gulf. The fighter reportedly went down in July.<\/p>\n

While the recovery out of nearly 200 feet of water is fascinating, equally interesting is how convinced some sailors were that they already knew why the jet had crashed:\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The aircraft was lost at sea due to mechanical failure.<\/p>\n

“This F\/A-18 that sunk went down … not due to the pilot … there was a problem with one of the engines,\u201d said Navy Diver 1st Class Brandon Wiggins… \u201cSo salvaging this, they\u2019re going to be able to get an inspection on the engine that failed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is true that based on the pilot’s testimony investigators can often form a fairly decent conclusion as to the cause of the mishap. More interesting in this case is the fact the Sailors say the jet was brought down by an engine failure.<\/p>\n

It’s a two<\/em>-engine aircraft (consistent with the Navy’s prejudice against single-engine aircraft, the F-35 notwithstanding). If the very-advanced aircraft went down due to an issue with one<\/em> engine, the Navy has a serious problem on its hands.<\/p>\n

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