Drag chutes a new sight at 162nd
TUCSON, Ariz. --
A Royal Netherland's Air Force F-16 assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport landed here Dec. 10 using a drag chute.
Chutes are typically employed by Dutch fighters as a safety feature for short field landings and adverse weather conditions. They can reduce the needed runway length by nearly 50 percent.
U.S.-owned F-16s at the airport don't use drag chutes, making this type of landing unique to the Dutch pilot training program here.
Chutes are typically employed by Dutch fighters as a safety feature for short field landings and adverse weather conditions. They can reduce the needed runway length by nearly 50 percent.
U.S.-owned F-16s at the airport don't use drag chutes, making this type of landing unique to the Dutch pilot training program here.
