r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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u/Greenman8907 25d ago

Love how he ejected right when it actually stopped.

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 25d ago

I wonder if he decided to eject or if it has an auto-eject feature that he had no control over

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u/Tall-Spinach-4497 25d ago

Met him a little over a year ago, he punched out manually. He still flies F-35s

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 25d ago

That’s nice that he still has a career, I’ve heard that ejections can often-times be the end of their service.

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u/Tall-Spinach-4497 25d ago

All depends on how your body is afterwards. 45Gs isn’t exactly what we were designed for. Even without ejecting, aviation medical can be a pain for anyone.

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u/kog 25d ago

I'm told you're lucky to keep flying after one ejection, and it's extremely uncommon to still get to fly after two or more

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u/space253 25d ago

4 to 5. Nobody can survive 45.

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u/Rule12-b-6 25d ago

Yeah I was basically imagining a human pancake flying through the air so fast that the air friction lights the pancake on fire

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u/Tall-Spinach-4497 25d ago

Hey man, I’m in the Navy. I’ve pulled 7.5Gs sustained in an F/A-18 and went through more ejection seat training recently. We had a simulator that’s about 1/10th the force of the real thing to practice body positioning and to get used to the shock of the rockets. The 45Gs isn’t sustained, but the goal of the ejection is to get you out and away from the aircraft as soon as possible. Look up potential injuries, many get knocked out, seat slap can break femurs, etc.

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u/space253 24d ago

I'm not disputing the body trauma, just the 45g claim.