USAF Viper Demo Team at RIAT 2019
F-16C 96-0080 of the 480th FS 'Warhawks' from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany borrowed by the Viper Demo Team for their display at RIAT 2019. During the Sunday performance the right horizontal stabalizer delaminted shortly after these pictures were taken. Maj. Garret Schmitz, pilot and commander of the Demo Team, stopped his routine and declared an emergency. Following a slow fly by to allow damage inspection, he went on to make a safe recovery.
USAF Viper Demo Team at RIAT 2019
F-16C 96-0080 of the 480th FS 'Warhawks' from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany borrowed by the Viper Demo Team for their display at RIAT 2019. During the Sunday performance the right horizontal stabalizer delaminted shortly after these pictures were taken. Maj. Garret Schmitz, pilot and commander of the Demo Team, stopped his routine and declared an emergency. Following a slow fly by to allow damage inspection, he went on to make a safe recovery.