P8A Poseidon splashes into bay off Hawaii

[daftandbarmy]

Everyone's OK, apparently...

BREAKING: Large military plane splashes into bay off Hawaii, all 9 crew members survive - HHN

https://twitter.com/x/status/1726766943439401123

 

[brihard]

Testing the dipping sonar?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Testing the dipping sonar?

Once.

 

[dimsum]

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The Japanese should call and say: "You know if you want amphibious aircraft we can help"

 

[NavyShooter]

That's one way to launch the sonobouys...

 

[Kirkhill]

That's one way to launch the sonobouys...

That would have never happened to a Bombardier!

 

[Colin Parkinson]

That would have never happened to a Bombardier!

The benefits of vapourware.....

 

[GR66]

The benefits of vapourware.....

 

[OldSolduer]

So once they recover it can it be rebuilt to be serviceable or do you just cannabalize it?

 

[KevinB]

So once they recover it can it be rebuilt to be serviceable or do you just cannabalize it?

I suspect it’s a write off. Seawater isn’t a good friend to electronics, especially ones designed for an airplane not a ship or submarine.

 

[Haggis]

I suspect it’s a write off. Seawater isn’t a good friend to electronics, especially ones designed for an airplane not a ship or submarine.

Canada will buy it!

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Canada will buy it!

Exactly what I was thinking will happen......

 

[Good2Golf]

That would have never happened to a Bombardier!

..their engines would just blow up, they’d crash, catch fire and the crew die…

#e-11crashinafg

 

[Kirkhill]

..their engines would just blow up, they’d crash, catch fire and the crew die…

#e-11crashinafg

Ack.

 

[dimsum]

Exactly what I was thinking will happen......

Whoa whoa - we buy retired equipment, not soaked equipment.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Whoa whoa - we buy retired equipment, not soaked equipment.

Explain the Upholder Submarine deal, then…

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

The equipment wasn't soaked, we were ...

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Whoa whoa - we buy retired equipment, not soaked equipment.

So we do have Standards......

 

[KevinB]

So we do have Standards......

Ultra Low is still a standard I guess