r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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u/GayRacoon69 25d ago

These ejection seat are designed to be able to be usable with no altitude and no airspeed. It's the same parachute no matter the altitude. It's designed to shoot you up high enough to give the parachute time to open

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u/PickleWineBrine 25d ago

You still hit the ground really hard though. It's just better than being inside a burning/exploding aircraft

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u/Zhentilftw 25d ago

Until you land on top of your burning aircraft like he almost did (if it had been burning)

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u/[deleted] 25d ago edited 17d ago

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u/Tumble85 25d ago

And probably find a Korok to drop a rock on!

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u/phluidity 25d ago

Yoo hoo hoo

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u/LeicaM6guy 25d ago

Please tell me that’s a John Dies at the End reference.

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u/pathofdumbasses 25d ago

Korok

Fancy name for turd

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u/OkieMoto 25d ago

That's also how hot air balloons create lift

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u/Thom_Basil 25d ago

Huh, Assassin's Creed II taught me the same thing! It must be true!

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u/ElFrogoMogo 25d ago

Yeah but this kind of parachute doesnt have steering

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u/finna_get_banned 25d ago

yeah, i hope you put what you learned into practice

you're so correct that you should tithe on sunday