you guys are all whacked out: there are no jet engines on the seat...those are ROCKETS-DOH!

The F35 and the F22 are both good platforms but once again our defense department, driven by our legislators, are tasking the designers to develop multi task platforms which can perform multiple tasks adequately but no task with superiority. The F15 Eagle was a no sh!t air to air fighter who was later modified to do adequate air to mud (F15E). Same for the F14 which was designed to be primarily an interceptor with 150+ plus radar and almost 100 mile "reach out and slap you" missiles (phoenix).

When you design a platform to accomplish multiple tasks you sacrifice performance in those arenas. The F22 and the F35 have done just that. The US can brag about their superiority all they want but with the rapid exchange of technological advances in a global economy there are other countries (China's Chengdu j-13) that will not be far behind us.

CANADANADIAN AIRFORSCE thats an oxmoron !!!!

I think it would be wise, before criticizing the aircraft, is to find out what maneuver he was performing when he lost control of the aircraft. Obviously, he's close to the ground, and not going at too fast a speed, as he was able to "chute" pretty close to the ground.

In May, we had an airshow here, including a CF-18, and he "walked" the aircraft down the runway on its tail, about 25 feet off the ground. (For example).

You better have good insurance, because it's a fact that sooner or later you're going to go to an airshow where someone crashes. Their about as safe as figure 8 races.  They should be outlawed. For our safety and for the nonsense of wasting money with this crap.

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For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation).
An engine is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion.

In common usage, an engine burns or otherwise consumes fuel, and is differentiated from an electric machine (i.e., electric motor) that derives power without changing the composition of matter.^[1] An engine may also serve as a "prime mover", a component that transforms the flow or changes in pressure of a fluid into mechanical energy.^[2] An automobile powered by an internal combustion engine may make use of various motors and pumps, but ultimately all such devices derive their power from the engine. The term "motor" was originally used to distinguish the new internal combustion engine-powered vehicles from earlier vehicles powered by steam engines, such as the steam roller and motor roller, but may be used to refer to any engine.^[citation

Wow how lucky is the pilot to get out the plane on the last minut!

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These are great pictures, will probably be used by investigators for the cause of crash and ejection safety.

The first picture: Left engine nozzle fully open for Afterburner (Good), Right engine nozzle closed (Bad). Drogue chute deployed fine. Canopy blasted clear of pilot. Ejectoin seat rocket motors fired correctly. Pilot's head cranked forward (Not good - could cause spinal injury).

Second pic: Main chute deployed, good seat-man seperation. Wind sock showing ~15kt wind.

Third pic: flame only comes out of Left nozzle. Pilot did not have time to deploy seatpack (Not good - could cause spinal injury upon landing).

Good to know Boozer is safe and sound!

Okay,

I view the pictures, I read the short story as to what happened. And then I scroll down, and read some of the most stupid remarks. I mean come on! What the heck are you all thinking when you have to bicker about how many engines a jet has, and go into such a rant about. Crud guys, .... pull your heads out and take in a breath of freash air to clear your mind. Cause from where im sitting, a few of ya got your heads planted firm in all your backsides..

Our tax dollars at work..........

Remember what Charles Lindburgh said about 2 engines vs. 1 when designing the Spirit of St. Louis--that if you have 2 engines, you have twice as much chance of something going wrong!

WOW! If you guys take all this aggression into battle, the enemy does not stand a chance!!! Sure great to live in North America!

Ok, The F-35 is a single engine aircraft and if you guys are referring to the lift fan in the f-35b variant....It's not an extra engine. Its a part of the single 135 prat and whitteny engine...and BTW the f/a-18 hornet has only 2 engines NOT 3

Hi, I live right by Lethbridge and it was one of those crashes that you always see on TV on Destroyed in Seconds, I hope someone posts this to their site so we can see it on TV, yes it was a cool crash but the pilot was injured. He suffered a concussion and was slightly injured. He barely has his shoot open when he ditched as he hit the ground. There is video on the Global news website for our city. Currently they are investigating to find out why the one engine failed causing the plane to dip and as a result the ditching and crash. It was a CF-18 fighter jet. Air shows are wonderful and to have a small handful of these crashes to occur in a decade, and luckily this one was only during practice and not during the airshow where many more people would have been around.

I can only say GOD BLESS AMERICA! I believe the pic is to show us how a human got away from death!not to descriminate anyone who posted b4 me just be happy that the pilot got out alive!Clearly here u have 2 watch wat u post! I have a sayin that goes this way "I'm not a $100 dollar bill so everyone will love me"with that being said... it lets u noe that clearly every1 is entitled 2 their opinion... whether u agree or not!.. I'm jus thankful that the pilot got out alive!once again GOD BLESS AMERICA!

When all else fails...Egress prevails.

ahh MN, land of the PHD, and Yankee attitude, shucks down here in da souf we gets our diplomer in da post mail! hows about summa dat possum stew yank?

All, love the banter. Nozzles are closed when the ENGINES are off, and close momemtarily when the power is advanced then open up again. Nozzles are full open in AB so the back end won't blow off due to the high pressures. Hyd 2 system on the starboard side is the primary system which operates most of the systems to include flight control actuators. A Hornet cannot fly with loss of complete hyds but can crossbleed to retain systems on that side. Not an option for this guys; low and slow is not a good place to be.

Chuck Norris doesn't need two jet engines, he is a jet engine. ;)

Glad the pilot got out and is alive, we can make more fighters planes, fighter pilots are hard to come by.

Hey all

1- Heavy pictures, hope the pilot isn't too bruised up after this. 2- Thanks to all who discuss the technical aspect of this event...It's very interesting. 3- Sad that an event like this has provoked such childish posts with name calling. 4- I am not sure but does the parachute work properly at this altitude which brings me back to my number 1 point. 5- To all pro military...Thank you...but you seem to forget one thing..."WE ARE THE NEW BAD GUYS IN THE WORLD". And someday we'll pay the price for our behaviour. How would YOU like to be occupied by the chinese armyor any foreign force...It's simple, we all need an army because it's the ultimate competion in the world much like the Olympics. It's almost alway been that way. 6- We've been hurting the arab world for decades now for their oil and location. What do you expect? 7- You can start calling me names now... I came to this site for info on what happened and I got all pumped up and wrote this...sorry!!! 8- To all wondering why Canada needs and buys planes from the U.S...It's because all friendly countries buy from each other.

p.s. As mentionned by an other poster above I also think it's a strange coincidence that this plane dies kinda like to justify having bought a bunch of new ones. But it's just a coincidence.

The pilot got out safely, that's a plus! Any landing you can walk away from...

As to what happened, that will come out after the investigation into the crash is done. My guess is pilot error of some kind.

As to the discussion into Motor vs Engine I'd like to point out those two terms are used almost interchangably when it comes to devices which convert energy into motion. "Engine" goes back to medieval times when engineers built war engines: catapults, ballistas, trebuchets, etc. These engines were big, complex pieces of machinery that put things in motion. Engineers went on to build other devices: water engines and steam engines, air engines and internal combustion engines of all sorts and even electric engines (like an ion drive or the electric engines on a ship). To my way of thinking, motors and engines are more or less the same, divided only by their level of complexity and their size; with motors being simpler, smaller and engines being larger, more complex.

I was intrigued by the photos and then, for the first time ever in my life, I read each comment individually. Jezuz-Keyrist-on-a-crutch! Where do people find the time to spend in a pissing-contest like what I've just read? I know unemployment is up, but for Gawd's sake fellas, this inane debate is ridiculous. I barely have time to get on line -and, hell, I'm retired! I hereby promise I will NEVER get caught up into reading comments like these again. I mean- what fuggin difference does it make in the big picture? A guy ejected out of a plane. The plane was destroyed. The pilot wasn't. A photographer was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. END OF STORY! All the bickering about what constitutes an engine vs. a motor...how many motors....how many engines...There's entirely too many insecure egos bumping heads. Everybody's an expert. It's the most pointless, screwiest crap I've ever read. GET A REAL LIFE and stop bickering like a bunch of little old ladies. I'll not waste any more of my time investing in reading this junkand I certainly won't be reading the feedback that'll come after posting my comment. What a zoo!

The Ejection seat is operated by a cannon type cartridge

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These photos come from a TV video shot by a national station (Global National) as they were filming the practices. Moreover I can't believe all the ridiculous posts arguing over engines verses motors, wasting of money and politics.

Its of more interest that this pilot survived. And most likely it was his years of experience that saved him. For the rest of us we get to sit back and watch these amazing men and women who defend our freedom and our shores, who put their lives on the line to amuse us when we whine about all the money spent.

Just astounding footage. I wish the pilot a speedy recovery. God bless our troops.