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Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
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Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#12These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#13My god that tv website is chockful of javascript from all over.
If you wish to avoid it: https://nitter.net/search?f=tweets&q=mountain+home+air
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#14I wonder how you can make the decision to eject in such a short timespan.
At this point you barely "make the decision". They train and train and train to the point where it's automatic as soon as they know there's no way to avoid the crash.
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#15These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
The first rule of Flight Club is: you do not talk about Flight Club.
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#16These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
Public relations for mil spending
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#17These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
Entertainment, education about avionic/technology/engineering, military PR and recruiting, boost local economy, etc.
What's the purpose of motor sports? What's the purpose of a firework? What's the purpose of extreme sports exhibitions? mountain climbing expeditions?
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#18These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
If we view this through the lens of the “American civil religion“, these spectacles aren’t too unlike crowds of folks gathering to witness miracles.
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#19I wonder how you can make the decision to eject in such a short timespan.
Re: Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely
#20These are pretty expensive and specialized electronic warfare planes that are identical to a regular F18 in aerodynamic performance. Sucks to lose two of them for an airshow display. Isn’t that what the Blue Angels are for?
What is the real purpose of airshows anyway? It always seems like very elevated risk for very little reward but I might just be missing what the reward is.
Presumably recruitment and PR for the air force, and morale for the aviators, as they can show off their training and skills to friends, family and the general public.