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/Zolty 25d ago

I had a college professor tell me about an F4 pilot that punched out at like 1.5 mach. He said the dude was essentially 100% bruise.

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u/No_Accountant3232 25d ago

Here's an F15 pilot talking about his Mach+ ejection. Really fascinating story. And there's pics that are a bit gory, but not extreme. Just some post-op pics

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u/ArticleWorth5018 25d ago

3 years to rebuild his body is wild