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In my 53 glorious minutes flying in an F16 with the USAF Thunderbirds, the only thing I kept thinking was KEEP MY HANDS UP AND DON'T GRAB THE BIG YELLOW EJECTIO
by graupel 4y ago
In my 53 glorious minutes flying in an F16 with the USAF Thunderbirds, the only thing I kept thinking was KEEP MY HANDS UP AND DON'T GRAB THE BIG YELLOW EJECTION HANDLE BETWEEN MY LEGS, even at .99 mach pulling 9.2G.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoEdit: he apparently was not strapped in "well" (or at all) and when the pilot went negative G after a dramatic post-takeoff climb, the dude flew out of the seat and probably instinctively grabbed for something. https://youtu.be/-zIxqKwoHsM?t=427 https://youtu.be/-zIxqKwoHsM?t=427
- short_sells_poo 4y agoAre you a fighter pilot? I thought 9G is the upper limit of what even a seasoned fighter pilot can handle without passing out. I'd imagine most untrained individuals would pass out quite a bit below that.
- graupel 4y agoI was a guest riding in the back seat, definitely not a fighter pilot! And at 9.2 the pilot was fine but everything other than the center of my vision was grayed-out. I also had a 1G pressure suit on, that took the sensation down by about a point by forcing blood up out of my legs. But 9.2 sustained is way different than 9.2 for a few seconds as part of a max-g turn.
- short_sells_poo 4y agoVery interesting! It must have been an incredible experience. Sure, fighter pilots show a lot of bravado and have an air of devil may care attitude around them, but I'm convinced that the feeling of flying these incredible machines never gets old even after decades of experience.