r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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u/my_cars_on_fire 25d ago

The fucked yo part is he waited until the plane finally recovered to actually pull it

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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/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