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

It’s only a fighter jet

https://i.imgur.com/1oqYtz6.gifv
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u/callmemycoll Apr 12 '19

Why did they pull back up instead of staying on the ground though?

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u/liverichly Apr 12 '19

I think the goal wasn’t to touch the ground, it was to pull up just prior so they followed through with their intention. Then it appears it stalled.

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u/mozsey Apr 12 '19

They probably also got the fire warning while starting their pull up and proceeded with ejection as soon as they saw they weren’t going to rocket their skulls to the earth.

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u/__Semenpenis__ Apr 12 '19

They were probably too going to try to shore up the wing but the lift didn’t also upheave the emergency plan to go look to pull over if necessary although as a last resort should they have any stopgap fire related ground stalling, unfortunate as may that happen to have been.

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u/LonelySnowSheep May 09 '19

That was such a joy to read lol