Watch: Moment two fighter jets collide mid-air during US air show (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

Daddy, what's that jet doing to that other jet? scared

[-] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

This proves planes are held up by magnets and if they get to close when the magnets are activated they stick to each other /j

[-] myrrh@ttrpg.network 5 points 5 days ago

...damn, that's some sunbow-grade ejection; i'm impressed...

[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You'll be impressed at how badly it damages vertebrae!

[-] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

...i'm designing an egress facility right now, so i'm familiar with the subtleties of sizing rocket motors for pilot mass to keep the ejection system within survivable limits of acceleration, but that sort of low-altitude deployment is pretty impressive to see in real life; i expect each of those ~~airmen~~ aviators gladly accepts back trauma in lieu of the alternative...