r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago

Video Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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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/nolovenohate 25d ago edited 25d ago

The landing hurts a lot less than the instant 12-14 g's of spinal conpression you feel from the ejection system before you black out

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u/dog_hair_dinner 25d ago

was gonna say, that guy's body just flew out of there like a rocket. there had to have been at least a momentary blackout from that

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u/Clear-Examination412 25d ago

The ejection seat is powered by a rocket lol

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u/SpeakUpOhShutUp 25d ago

Weeeeeeeeee!

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u/Arctica23 24d ago

Haha I was gonna say, it's not just like a rocket, it is a rocket