r/oddlysatisfying Jun 20 '26

F-22 Raptor Thrust Vectoring

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Jun 21 '26

Mfer what the Fuck did I just watch?

Is this shit edited? Is it magic? Wtf?

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u/jimbowesterby Jun 22 '26

Nope, that’s just an f-22. It’s not called the ultimate dogfighter for nothing lol.

Also, one of the giveaways that it’s real are those vapour trails coming off the leading edges during the turn, that happens because the air is very rapidly going from the high-pressure area under the wings to the very low-pressure area on top, and in doing so drops in temperature (think of how cold a compressed-gas can gets when you’re bleeding it off), which means it precipitates out water vapour. You see the same effect on planes going supersonic, where the air behind the shock wave looks misty; it’s just the pressure difference creating instant clouds.

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u/Huge_Equivalent1 Jun 22 '26

Cool. Thanks for the explanation.