"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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Scott Peterson wrote:
Mike Marron wrote:

And for those unfamiliar with what happens from time to time in said
single-seat, single-engine aircraft....

Wasn't there an incident involving an F-102 where the pilot bailed
out in an emergency and the corrected itself and eventually landed in
a field intact and with the engines still running? The farmer had to
call and ask them to come and get their plane.

Yup. This was actually a common occurrence with F-102 operations
back in the late 50's. Like you said, the ol' Deuce would morph into a
twin engined airplane and then magically land itself with both engines
still running. Amazing, huh?

You're making fun, but the facts are pretty much as Scott wrote them.
The S/N 58-0787 was in an unrecoverable flat spin. The pilot ejected.
The ejection and the following change in aerodynamic loads caused the
plane to recover. The plane was sufficiently close to proper trim that
it flew along until belly landing in a snow covered field and slid to a
stop with the engine still running.
The plane was recovered and flew again and now resides at the USAFM.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/modern_flight/mf30.htm