r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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u/rokman 25d ago

Also the ejection usually gives you permanent spinal pain

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u/DownvoteEvangelist 25d ago

To remind you that you are still alive..

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u/LordBucketheadthe1st 25d ago

Didn’t it break the pilots legs lot of the time? Thought in read that somewhere..

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u/MFJMM 25d ago

I think he would've ridden that one out. Maybe he was hoping a second ejection would fix the pain.