Vintage jet blast destroys runway - GIF

[Jon]

Jet blast from a de Havilland Vampire rips up a runway.




More: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...wolverhampton/

Previously:

Airport runway rubber removal GIF
Suspended cable runway for airplane takeoff and landing - GIFs and video

[jimfols]

Air Traffic Control told him "have a nice day and never come back"

[toma]

Vampire business....

[Christophe Mineau]

The question is where did it land down ?

[toma]

Somewhere in Transylvania...

[Ralphxyz]

Think they sent the pilot a bill for the repairs?

[mlochala]

Reminds me of how terrible the roads were where I grew up in Louisiana. They looked like they had already been introduced to Mr. de Havilland Vampire.

[Ralphxyz]

Actually he provided a service for the airport pointing out bad runway that could have caused a serious problem.

[tonyfoale]

Actually he provided a service for the airport pointing out bad runway that could have caused a serious problem.

That is a bit like saying that a hacker who emptied your bank account did you a favour by alerting you to your vulnerabilities.

[bob_3000]

That is a bit like saying that a hacker who emptied your bank account did you a favour by alerting you to your vulnerabilities.

That analogy only works if the pilot damaged the runway intentionally.