Thruster87 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Could this be true or is it a hoax ? Read the text before watching the video. F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff on a carrier this guy clearly has brass and you know the sailors on the flight deck had a cow when they saw this unfold in front of them. Intentional? Hardly! This is unbelievable! F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff a real "check your laundry" event. A supremely well-trained US Navy pilot, ice running in his veins instead of blood, fully regains control of his $70 million, F-35 joint strike force fighter, after a problematic vertical take-off attempt... Watch as the rear vertical thruster fires to cause the problem. There's nothing about this the pilot enjoys. If he could have ejected at 100' upside down and lived, he would have. Looks like the afterburner kicks in while still vectored for vertical takeoff. Lockheed would call this a "software malfunction" and do a little more "regressive testing". This is a good demonstration of power-to-weight ratio of this aircraft! And talk about stability control... wow! If he didn't come out of the loop wings-level, it probably would have been bad news; maybe taking some of the carrier with him! Add to this flying through your own exhaust, which can lead to equipment malfunctions, as in "flame out". The F-35 is single engine aircraft with vertical takeoff/landing capability, but it has the aerodynamics of a Steinway piano at zero airspeed. This is the most unbelievable piece of flying you will ever see in your life. This guy's coolness saved a 70 million-dollar aircraft! On the other hand, he might not have had time to react to anything except just ride it. I bet you'll watch it at least 2 times!
winsor68 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Real or fake???!!! Duh! Its animated. Personally I am a bit disappointed at the number of people who post clips from Flight simulators on youtube and really don't understand why they do it... I mean really who wants to watch them? Or do computer geeks enjoy them?
Guest Maj Millard Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Not real !!...........................................................Maj...
Spin Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Agreed not real, but then again I watched twice anyway - it's a pretty dramatic sequence and I can tell you that it fooled at least one older pilot who isn't au fait with the fantastic graphics capabilities of the newer games. Worth a look, thanks for posting.
Owi Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Oh, come on people! This is a simple piece of hi-def animation, they do this in movies and cut-scenes in many games. No chance that will happen for real. Are there people out there who really believe some can run up walls and over bamboo forests, a-la "Crouching Tiger..."? Crikey.
J170 Owner Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Oh please, don't tell me somebody thinks this is real!
eightyknots Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 You can still see the Battlefield 2 health/status bars in the bottom corner: it's clearly a computer game. But.... I did watch it twice because it looks interesting. I'm sure some e-animator had fun putting this together.
rocket1172 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 "Duh.......which way did he go George?.......Huh, which way did he go?" Lol.....the music's ok but.
dazza 38 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 It must be true, its in colour. lol. I dont think anybody has taken it as being real.
Guest Baphomet Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 A recent survey of 3000 people in the UK, revealed that 30+ % of them believed time travel was real. Watching too much Doctor Who for far too long I guess. Then again, a majority of the population believe in God - go figure. Cheers Baph
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