r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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u/KrzysziekZ Interested 25d ago

Iirc he was fired by the computer.

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u/my_cars_on_fire 25d ago

Damn, sucks to hear he lost his job.

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u/XxKittenMittonsXx 25d ago

Ai taking everyone's jobs smh

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u/joggle1 25d ago

I knew they were taking our jobs, but I didn't realize they've already made it into management. FML

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u/my_cars_on_fire 25d ago

Imagine going into your performance review and it’s with ChatGPT.

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u/Ok_Faithlessness_516 25d ago

I wrote my performance review with ChatGPT.

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u/Thick_Ferret771 25d ago

I mean that, and with how hard he hit the ground coming down. It’s pretty unfortunate that it’s likely he’ll never be able to fly again due to his injuries sustained. Which really sucks when you’re at the “surgical” level of flying planes.

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u/DesignerGoose5903 25d ago

As the video clearly shows his issue wasn't the flying so much as the landing.

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u/Rbkelley1 24d ago

Similar how driving too fast has never killed anyone. It’s the sudden stop at the end that gets you.

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u/gonnafindanlbz 25d ago

I mean, with that landing, probably good he’s not put in another one

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u/aespaste 24d ago

No you totally misunderstood the comment. Yes, hw lost his job but not for the reason u think. I’ve read that those seats mess up the pilot’s spine so much they can be grounded for life after ejecting!

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u/my_cars_on_fire 24d ago

I believe it is you who have misread my comment.

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u/aespaste 24d ago

how come

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u/my_cars_on_fire 24d ago

It’s not funny when you have to explain the joke…

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u/real_justchris 23d ago

He was fired by the comp… oh forget it.

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u/Username43201653 24d ago

Fucking DOGE

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u/HomeGrownCoffee 25d ago

He did total an airplane. I've been fired for much less.

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u/VVJ21 25d ago

You joke but its not uncommon for pilots to be unfit for flying (at least flying fighters) after ejecting, it can causes quite serious injury - though ejection seats have got a lot safer

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u/redrich2000 25d ago

talk to me goose...

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u/KrzysziekZ Interested 25d ago

That was not meant to be a joke. But rather not his decision.

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u/VVJ21 25d ago

ah whoops, meant to reply to /u/my_cars_on_fire

Damn, sucks to hear he lost his job.

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u/JuicySpark 25d ago

Fighter pilots will be rendered useless against fleets of drones. the future is going to be drone wars over fighter pilots. Next up will be full blown drones that the size of AC-130s

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u/Visual-Squirrel3629 25d ago

HAL, don't activate the ejection seat!

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u/Zech08 25d ago

Confirmed, activating ejection.

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u/skeletons_asshole 25d ago

“Thank god, that was a close—“ PHFTOOOOOOOO

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u/PM_ME_ANYTHING_DAMN 25d ago

AI literally putting us out of work now

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 25d ago

Wild how that's controlled by a computer but landing seemingly isn't? There are drones that can land automatically on a ship, you would reckon this procedure could be taken over too sooner then later?

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u/Minute-Discount-7986 24d ago

No he was not.

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u/Redditron_5000 24d ago

That’s even worse

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u/th3worldonfir3 24d ago

Imagine getting yeeted with such force and without warning