First of all let me tell you what and where this really happened. It happened at KBDR in Bridgeport, CT in Hangar Two of the Atlantic Aviation FBO on the east side of the airport in what are the old Sikorsky Aircraft hangars. The man servicing the tire here is actually a pilot and THE pilot of that aircraft, as well WAS as a certified A&P mechanic(he surrendered this rating). He used an unregulated high pressure nitrogen tank to fill this tire. The unit of measure used here is irrelevant, as it would be like trying to take a sip of water from a fire hose, doesn't matter if the water is coming out in newtons or PSI the end result is the same, that being said. He was an absolute idiot. This happened on a rainy day and there were few aircraft movements being done that day due to the weather. The tire blew and the wheel halves flew to the left and right, punching a hole in the rear hangar door AFTER it tore a hole in the air stair door of the G-III right next to it, and the other half tore a chunk out of the one of the heavy wooden support beams just off camera and smashed a storage locker, which would be just off the lower right hand corner of the frame. The force of the explosion tore the fork right off the strut and showered the hangar with ball bearings. There was only one other person in the hangar at the time the mechanic for the company that oversaw that Falcon and the G-III, he was sitting about 8 feet away from where the left half of the wheel hit eating his lunch. I am very glad that no one was moving planes in there at the time as the line guys could have been seriously wounded or even killed. I speak to this because I too am an A&P and this was a very stupid mistake. The tail number of the Falcon is N692US and has since been parted out after being written off by the insurance people. Also if you watch next to the wheel before it blows there is a red carpeted mat. It landed in the over head pipes about 20ft off the ground. lol
BAR is not really a metric unit. It stands for a pressure equal to one atmosphere. In the metric system, pressure is generally measured in pascals and kilopascals, sometimes in newtons. 1 pascal = 1 newton/square meter. A bar = 100 kilopascals. In fact, the metric system doesn't have a good unit comparable to the good old psi. Kilopascals are too small. Bars are too big.
I read of a satellite launch that resulted in the rocket coming back down and exploding due to a slight error in the software: Someone got confused between English and Metric in a line of code.
I don't get the comments about metric this and that, a lot of know-it-all blah, blah, blah crap. Every regulator pressure gauge I have ever used has the PSI scale clearly indicated and is the primary scale since it is the largest and sometimes also the boldest one printed on the gauge face. Personally would fill a tire referencing PSI; unless the MM or placard isn't there for reference or the owner/pilot of the aircraft isn't present to ask, then the tire doesn't touched. This guy was an idiot.
Check out alberthaviation(dot)com(slash)TireCageVideos(dot)htm. They have a slightly different version of the story (with no specifics about the indicators), and photos of the aftermath.
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This is actually a Falcon 10.
Cleet, you watching?
lol
First of all let me tell you what and where this really happened. It happened at KBDR in Bridgeport, CT in Hangar Two of the Atlantic Aviation FBO on the east side of the airport in what are the old Sikorsky Aircraft hangars. The man servicing the tire here is actually a pilot and THE pilot of that aircraft, as well WAS as a certified A&P mechanic(he surrendered this rating). He used an unregulated high pressure nitrogen tank to fill this tire. The unit of measure used here is irrelevant, as it would be like trying to take a sip of water from a fire hose, doesn't matter if the water is coming out in newtons or PSI the end result is the same, that being said. He was an absolute idiot. This happened on a rainy day and there were few aircraft movements being done that day due to the weather. The tire blew and the wheel halves flew to the left and right, punching a hole in the rear hangar door AFTER it tore a hole in the air stair door of the G-III right next to it, and the other half tore a chunk out of the one of the heavy wooden support beams just off camera and smashed a storage locker, which would be just off the lower right hand corner of the frame. The force of the explosion tore the fork right off the strut and showered the hangar with ball bearings. There was only one other person in the hangar at the time the mechanic for the company that oversaw that Falcon and the G-III, he was sitting about 8 feet away from where the left half of the wheel hit eating his lunch. I am very glad that no one was moving planes in there at the time as the line guys could have been seriously wounded or even killed. I speak to this because I too am an A&P and this was a very stupid mistake. The tail number of the Falcon is N692US and has since been parted out after being written off by the insurance people. Also if you watch next to the wheel before it blows there is a red carpeted mat. It landed in the over head pipes about 20ft off the ground. lol
Wow, hanks for writing out all the details and observations... Made the vid more interesting to lookat
Was the guy injured?
@@blackwersus nah they are both fine nowadays
This is falcon 10...can't confuse that with f20
second mistake. Never use the high pressure nitrogen hose to service tires. That's for the struts!
It is a very good demonstration as to why you should never rush the pilot's pre-flight inspection.
BAR is not really a metric unit. It stands for a pressure equal to one atmosphere. In the metric system, pressure is generally measured in pascals and kilopascals, sometimes in newtons. 1 pascal = 1 newton/square meter. A bar = 100 kilopascals. In fact, the metric system doesn't have a good unit comparable to the good old psi. Kilopascals are too small. Bars are too big.
Pretty sure that’s a falcon 10.
I read of a satellite launch that resulted in the rocket coming back down and exploding due to a slight error in the software: Someone got confused between English and Metric in a line of code.
I don't mean to glow but that's a Falcon 10 or 100 and not a 20,,, thank you.
An average car tire can go up to 55-65 PSI before it could possibly burst
Gots ta be keerful when puttin' air in a tahr Zeke.
holy jigglestick!
That’s a Falcon 10…….
This is not a Falcon 20 it's a falcon 10 with the exploding tyre!!!!
hmmm this didn't happen in kentucky
CLOSE!! It's Falcon 10, not a Falcon 20. The 20 is little bit bigger. Pretty crappy service job regardless. Could have hurt someone for sure.
Someone got fired hahaha
oh my
First of all that is a falcon 10 not a 20
I don't get the comments about metric this and that, a lot of know-it-all blah, blah, blah crap. Every regulator pressure gauge I have ever used has the PSI scale clearly indicated and is the primary scale since it is the largest and sometimes also the boldest one printed on the gauge face. Personally would fill a tire referencing PSI; unless the MM or placard isn't there for reference or the owner/pilot of the aircraft isn't present to ask, then the tire doesn't touched. This guy was an idiot.
one of my friends lose hes arm like this!!! real....
...that's a Falcon 10 not a 20.
That'll buff out.
This is why the U.S. nees to get with the program and convert to Metric. Everything based on 10's it simple.
Check out alberthaviation(dot)com(slash)TireCageVideos(dot)htm. They have a slightly different version of the story (with no specifics about the indicators), and photos of the aftermath.