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[–] 52 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

You’re supposed to pull up when the ground is in front of you lol

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    This was such a common problem that the air force had to develop a system that would recognize when the F-16 is on course to hit the ground and pulls out automatically. Pilots were passing out due to the forces and just lawn darting into the ground before that.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    air force had to develop a system that would recognize when the F-16 is on course to hit the ground and pulls out automatically

    I thought you were joking

    lmao

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    they just put out a video lmao https://youtube.com/watch?v=WkZGL7RQBVw

    i get why though cause hearing the point guy freaking the fuck out and then seeing the system save wingman's ass had the entire comment section clapping like seals.

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  • [–] 45 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
  • [–] 26 points 3 weeks ago

    More [crashes] to come

    yes-hahaha-yes-l

    sicko-yes

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  • [–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

    F-15 pilots had a nickname for the F-16: the lawn dart

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  • [+] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)
  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    The F-104 had the best nicknames, all related to how it loved to kill it's pilots

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  • [+] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    The Italians were still flying them up until 2004.

    Introduction date: 20 February 1958 (United States)

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    31 October 2004 (Italian Air Force)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    The Italians took possession of theirs in '62 and lost 147 of them in accidents over the next 42 years. They were crashing just over 3.25 of these a year for almost half a century. That's some dedication to killing pilots

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  • [–] 22 points 3 weeks ago

    I thought that said F-150 and I was trying to figure out why the fire is so far away from the road

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    just mean the pilot has the opportunity to bring down another plane.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago

    The stress of having to face a foe that can punch back has Amerikkkan sailors jumping off ships and Amerikkkan fighter jets falling from the sky.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    you can't park there

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    That poor tree

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    Guys stop joking avout this f16s only do this when they're really distressed

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Nature is healing

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