This is amazing, Harriers are notoriously hard to control in vertical ascent/descent.
Pilot lands faulty fighter jet on a stool at sea [video]
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#12What would've happened had the "stool" not been there?
It seemed (though perhaps the footage was slowed) that the plane descended vertically pretty slowly, so it would've banged the nose on the carrier at touchdown, but would that have been severe?
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#14What if a traditional landing jet had the nose gear fail? Do the belly land, eject or other?
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#15What if a traditional landing jet had the nose gear fail? Do the belly land, eject or other?
Belly land and send the plane in for pretty considerable repairs.
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#16I liked how he made it very clear just how nervous/scared he was. No fake bravado.
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#17Someone should make a purpose-built remote-controlled vehicle for this! On my street, there are workmen who are using a remote-controlled vehicle to tamp down dirt during street repair.
http://gamka.com/index.php/construction-equipment-rentals/wa...
Re: Pilot lands faulty fighter jet on a stool at sea [video]
#18Nice propaganda piece from whoever's trying to justify the horrible decision to put VTOL on the F-35.
Re: Pilot lands faulty fighter jet on a stool at sea [video]
#19What would've happened had the "stool" not been there? It seemed (though perhaps the footage was slowed) that the plane descended vertically pretty slowly, so it would've banged the nose on the carrier at touchdown, but would that have been severe?
It would certainly have grounded the aircraft until it could be inspected/repaired back on land and it would probably have destroyed the radar housed in the aircraft's nose.
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#20I liked how he made it very clear just how nervous/scared he was. No fake bravado.
No need when you've got video.