VIDEO: Black Eagle T-50B crashes during takeoff at Changi

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VIDEO: Black Eagle T-50B crashes during takeoff at Changi

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-black-eagle-t-50b-crashes-during-takeoff-at-c-445596/
 
06 FEBRUARY, 2018 SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM BY: GREG WALDRON SINGAPORE
A Korea Aerospace Industries T-50B aircraft from the Black Eagles display team crashed while taking off from Changi airport’s runway 1.

The crash occurred at 13:24 local time when the jet “skidded and crashed into the grass verge at the side of runway 1 and caught fire,” says the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore in a statement.

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https://youtu.be/t0jxccXpsWU

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Looks like a tire failure.
Those can be very hard for a pilot to identify in time.

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Korean plane taking part in Singapore Airshow crashes, catches fire at Changi Airport
Runway 1 of Changi Airport was shut for several hours and about 170 flights were delayed, after the South Korean air force jet skidded and crashed during the Singapore Airshow.

By Nigel Chin
06 Feb 2018 02:59PM (Updated: 07 Feb 2018 07:13PM)

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SINGAPORE: An aircraft that was taking part in the Singapore Airshow caught fire after an accident at Changi Airport on Tuesday (Feb 6) afternoon, delaying about 170 flights.

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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/korean-plane-singapore-airshow-crashes-changi-airport-9932322

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South Korea's Black Eagles pull out of Singapore Airshow after crash

07 Feb 2018 10:51PM (Updated: 07 Feb 2018 11:00PM)

SINGAPORE: The Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic team, will not be taking part in the Singapore Airshow's aerobatic flying display programme in the coming days.

This comes after a Black Eagles aircraft crashed and caught fire at the grass verge beside Changi Airport's Runway 1 on Tuesday (Feb 6).

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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/south-korea-black-eagles-pull-out-singapore-airshow-crash-9937946