Our first time here so best behavior guys enjoy the show and see you all there and none of this :scared:................

Bloody hell! :O

Ha, ha yes hopefully no chavs revving their rebuilt engine showing its backfiring out of the exhaust....:whistling:

 

 

 

Jeff TT

Edited July 18, 201411 yr by JeffTT

When I see that thought it was going tits up but that's cool

I thought it was fake till I read this. Copied and pasted from" Forces United" page

 

Read the text before watching the video - F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff on a carrier

 

This guy clearly has brass and you know the sailors on the flight deck had a cow when they saw this unfold in front of them. Intentional? Hardly!

This is unbelievable!

F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff a real "check your laundry" event.

A supremely well-trained US Navy pilot, ice running in his veins instead of blood, fully regains control of his $70 million, F-35 joint strike force fighter, after a problematic vertical take-off attempt... Watch as the rear vertical thruster fires to cause the problem.

There's nothing about this the pilot enjoys. If he could have ejected at 100' upside down and lived, he would have. Looks like the afterburner kicks in while still vectored for vertical takeoff. Lockheed would call this a "software malfunction" and do a little more "regressive testing". This is a good demonstration of power-to-weight ratio of this aircraft! And talk about stability control... wow!

If he didn't come out of the loop wings-level, it probably would have been bad news; maybe taking some of the carrier with him!

Add to this flying through your own exhaust, which can lead to equipment malfunctions, as in "flame out". The F-35 is single engine aircraft with vertical takeoff/landing capability, but it has the aerodynamics of a Steinway piano at zero airspeed. This is the most unbelievable piece of flying you will ever see in your life.

This guy's coolness saved a 70 million-dollar aircraft! On the other hand, he might not have had time to react to anything except just ride it.

I bet you'll watch it at least 2 time

...its from a video game!

...its from a video game!

 

Is it? I had my doubts and it looks so unbelievable so you could be right.

sigh - obviously from Battlefield 2! :rofl: the player's name just visible above the plane as it rotates and the ammo counters in the corners of the screen give it away :)

I showed it to one of my kids thinking "Top Gun...eat your heart out..!"

My 15yr old gamer son burst my baloon...