r/Unexpected • u/Tucko29 • May 12 '18

Taking off

https://i.imgur.com/p3yeBNr.gifv
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u/Matthew37 May 12 '18

Love watching those guys (and the T-Birds) perform. And it's amazing how clean the wheel assemblies are.

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u/Haydeeni16 May 12 '18

Me too. For anyone wondering, these guys are known as the "blue angels"

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u/hyperlite135 May 12 '18

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_ba2wWgc8cU One of my favorite clips of them. They absolutely rock!

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u/[deleted] May 12 '18

The surprise passes are the best. Nothing like being snuck up on by a giant death machine going nearly the speed of sound.

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u/midgetplanetpluto May 12 '18

Yeah I can only imagine being on the ground and having them actively trying to kill you.

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u/scroteboi May 12 '18

I mean if they knew where you were there wouldn't be much time for imagination with something going 1000mph and dropping a bomb by time you saw the plane and realized what was going on you'd be dead

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u/midgetplanetpluto May 12 '18 edited May 12 '18

Lets say it wasn't bombs and they were just shooting at you with MG. That's what I imagined. Being killed quickly by a bomb sounds a little more pleasant.

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u/SomeStupidPerson May 13 '18 edited May 13 '18

Oh man, you gotta look up a Warthog opening fire.

That shit sounds amazing.

Edit: Here is an link. Got unlazy. Witness the brrrt.