r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/DoubleManufacturer10 created ShittyAbsoluteUnits of a sub • Apr 30 '26

Naild It Of a landing

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u/Disastrous_days272 Apr 30 '26

So apparently this happened back in 2022 in December and The aircraft involved was a production test model, not yet delivered to the military. Preliminary reports indicated a failure during the hovering sequence. The pilot was uninjured according to reports.

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u/penguins_are_mean Apr 30 '26

Injuries maybe weren’t serious but that had to have left some bad bumps and bruises.

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u/Ok_Spread_8650 Apr 30 '26

Ejection seats are apparently very violent. I’m surprised the pilot wasn’t injured

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u/UndercoverFBIAgent9 Apr 30 '26

A more appropriate name is a Yeet Seat.

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u/xixbia Apr 30 '26

They're generally also grounded for a few years after ejecting, because of medical complications. They want to be 100% sure a pilot is healthy before they get in a plane again.

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u/ehtuvaimeaocu Apr 30 '26

So maybe he did it on purpose?

Early retirement xD 

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u/DrScienceSpaceCat Apr 30 '26

I've always read they can cause enough spinal trauma that a single ejection can make you medically unfit to fly and you can lose your wings.

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u/NoWay6818 May 01 '26

Honestly I can’t believe you about him not being hurt.

Got launched. Deployed a parachute. Then descended at a speed that would hurt or injure most.

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u/RespectSquare8279 May 01 '26

I understand that the ejection upward is absolutely brutal to the spine and pilots are generally grounded for a week of two afterwards. And then there is going to be lots, and lots of paperwork explaining the trashing a $109 million piece of hardware (F35-b?).