Telemetry Ingestion & Trimming
TACTICAL MODE
FLIGHT COMPUTER INTERLOCK:
Hydraulic pressure critical (<1000 psi). Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) reversion active. Elevator authority degraded.
Sink Rate (FPM)
-12400
Ejection Window (Sec)
4.2
Mishap Phase
Controlled Descent to Bailout
Reconstruction Status
Ready for Official Filing
HDG: 284° M
TERRAIN: 880 FT MSL
ACES II SEAT ARMED
AERODYNAMIC & SAFETY INVESTIGATION VERDICT:
BAILOUT SURVIVABLE
At an entry altitude of 3,500 ft AGL and 480 kts at -18° pitch, the ACES II ejection envelope provides exactly 4.2 seconds prior to the terrain impact boundary. Telemetry confirms survivable separation profile matching wingman transmission.
Wingman Radio Transcript (Synchronized)
FREQ: 311.0 MHz
"Viper 1, check your burner can. We got heavy white vapor off your stabs."
"Controls stiffening. Master Caution on. Hydraulic B pressure dropping through eight-fifty."
"Punch out, lead! Losing altitude rapidly... Gonna have to get out!"
"Bailout, bailout, bailout! Canopy jettisoned!"
"Viper 2, Minneapolis Center. Radar contact lost at Grand Traverse County. Confirm parachute sighted."
"Good chute! I have one good chute drifting southeast over tree line. Pilot separated clean."
Official Mishap Dossier
[DOSSIER TELEMETRY READY]
Status: Ready for Official Filing
Mishap Phase: Controlled Descent to Bailout
Sink Rate: -12400 FPM | Window: 4.2 sec
Fixture: 3500 ft AGL | 480 kts | -18° pitch