Rafale Pucker Factor
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I think he meant to cut it close...his pitch holds constant as he approaches the bottom of the loop, he wasn't pulling for his life the whole way down. He had already dumped most of his vertical rate...he left in just VS enough to make it look exciting.
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Here is a good clip of what it looks like when a jet is pulling to save the deck. Fast forward to the 1:00 mark and then watch until about 1:40.
(F/A-18 EL Toro airshow crash)
fa-18 crash - Live Search Video
USMCFLYR
(F/A-18 EL Toro airshow crash)
fa-18 crash - Live Search Video
USMCFLYR
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Here is a good clip of what it looks like when a jet is pulling to save the deck. Fast forward to the 1:00 mark and then watch until about 1:40.
(F/A-18 EL Toro airshow crash)
fa-18 crash - Live Search Video
USMCFLYR
(F/A-18 EL Toro airshow crash)
fa-18 crash - Live Search Video
USMCFLYR
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Rafale pucker factor reminded me of something I saw when I was a kid....
El Toro F-86 Accident
and no, this didn't have any sort of happy ending.
El Toro F-86 Accident
and no, this didn't have any sort of happy ending.
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