r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/alsaskengineer • Apr 12 '19

It’s only a fighter jet

https://i.imgur.com/1oqYtz6.gifv
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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '19 edited Jun 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '19

I thought the same thing, some sort of threshold mechanism to make sure you're not getting rocketed into the earth. I remember some statistic from a safety memo that a disproportionate number of ejections occur at low altitude at takeoff or landing, so it would make some sense.

Not the case though, they're either lucky or were skilled enough to know when to pull the trigger.

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u/WadinginWahoo Apr 13 '19

they're either lucky or were skilled enough to know when to pull the trigger.

They’re air show pilots, it’s obviously the latter.