Remember. Being in the jet feels very different than watching on your smartphone. He likely sensed it was going to explode. Multiple warnings going off, smoke… He wasn’t taking any chances.
The military is so sleep deprived, they don't have any idea what they're doing. He'll wake up refreshed after a long nap with no memory of the incident
These things happen in a regularity that shouldn't happen in jets of a project worth more than 1.7 trillion dollars. Shows how much of a failed project it was
Pilot did exactly what he was trained to do. Get the aircraft pointed away from possible ground casualties and get the heck out of a flying bomb. I salute this brave airman.
@@RicquYeah that was amazingly fast. His back is probably alright, after all he's seated. But not having your head in place could be lethal. They are VERY well trained for a proper ejection though.
Airline pilot here. Don’t judge by what you see on your phone from a distance. Inside the cockpit it would’ve looked and sounded like chaos. It’s very easy to make a decision watching this while drinking your morning coffee. It’s another thing to be in the aircraft trouble shooting while continuously trying to fly the aircraft at the same time.
Very true! Plus the F-35B “Jump Jet” are notorious for malfunctioning when coming down to land, causing pilots to crash land, or ejecting like this pilot did. I’m pretty sure the “Hairier” jet is the most crashed fighter jet in service. Planes aren’t meant to hover, but you can’t deny that is the coolest fighter jet, & an incredible feat of engineering! I’ve always loved the jump jets, along with the “Osprey” being my favorite aircraft of all time, which is also a very dangerous aircraft & also very notorious for crashing, mostly in the same way the jump jets do, when coming in for landings, they become extremely unstable & unpredictable. But nevertheless, they’re both some amazing feats of engineering & technology! 🇺🇸
Why would anyone see a very complex piece of machinery like this and assume that they know anything? It’s shocking anybody would try to criticize this pilot IMO. 🤷🏻♀️
The thing is that once you’re ejected the forces you experience and the fast ejection for a human body is totally not safe for anybody even train pilots. If I’m not wrong if you got ejected its very hard for you to fly again due you need to pass a lot of exams and you might not be able to do it like most of the cases.
In a few words: if you have to eject from a fighter plane, you will come away from the experience significantly bruised and battered, possibly with fractured bones and torn ligaments. But despite the risks of ejection seats, they do save pilots' lives.
@@coollife8508pretty spot on but this case is different in some ways. Normally injury risk is high when the orientation of the aircraft is bad (inverted or 90 degree upward/downward) and when there’s speed involved. In this case there’s no speed or bad orientation of the aircraft which brings severe injury down significantly. The only risk in this case is the ejection seats thrust which normally will just cause bruising of the shoulders and nothing else but it can also compress your spine due to the force it pushes you up at. Also the landing could cause injury but I believe this pilot was fine.
This is the best example of a perfect ejection. He rode out the situation even longer than most to try an save the jet. Once angled properly the jet allowed his ejection at the exact perfect time that he could be shot out “safely”!
Pretty sure thats equipped with a 'zero/zero' ejection seat. He could safely eject even if the aircraft were at 0ft altitude and 0knts airspeed. So, sitting still on the ground.
@@sirbader1 So, what's your point? Do you have a point? I can't see it.... Or, did you just want to let people know that you know what a "zero/zero" ejection seat is?
That pilot did everything in his power to get it down safely & intact while every alarm & blinking light are going off around him. They are highly skilled pilots in those Fighter Jets & they know how to keep cool under extreme pressure & circumstances. I have the utmost respect for them & the intense training they're body & minds are put through. Many don't make it through training but the best of the best do. I imagine he was ejected automatically when the Jet when into a spin. Sometimes it's not anything the pilot did wrong but a malfunction with the Jet! Hat's off to this Pilot!Ontario, 🇨🇦 ❤
Ikr. Not knowing exactly where either. Don’t have complete control over where you will land and the possibility of the plane exploding and Jet fuel can really cause a major explosion.
@@NizRacingNY the ejection was accidental they were scratching their leg and accidentally hit the ejection button. The throttle got stuck and is the reason the crash happened. However it was probably good the accidental ejection happened if the throttle was stuck because the ejection causes the jet to force shutdown.
Right? Fck. Chute deploys, pilot starts decending, gliding right back towards the plane like "WAIT! NO! NO NO NO FCCCOKK AHHH!" 😭 He'd still be screwed if the jet exploded 🤷
@@floben3041cynical? Do you attribute every fiber of your being to something "greater"? If you had the slimmest chance of answering yes, you need self reevaluation and a better sense of humanity. Hop off cod
😂 thats what I was thinking! I'm like he better how it doesn't explode! He flew out like 30 yards, but because of the parachute, came right back like 20 ft away😂😂 that would've sucked if it was on fire or mushroom cloud, imagine how scary just floating back over to it because of the gad damn wind!😂😂
Military ejection seats are rated 0 altitude / 0 airspeed, but that's assuming the aircraft stay upright. If the pilot shoots out at an angle, the parachute may not deploy in time before he/she hits the ground. That was literally life threatening.
The ejection itself is life threatening, not even considering anything about the landing. Those seats are literally rocket propelled. The g-forces are crazy, and it's forcing all the blood in your body, to move toward your feet.
My secretary's husband (navigator) was in a crash with the plane at an angle, flying low and doing reconnaisance photography of a site. The pilot ejected them and they were both lost. I was with her when the Air Force Reserve Officers and others entered our office to tell her. I never want to witness anything like that again. Clueless about such things, it is still traumatic to me. It felt like I went through her devastating experience, myself.
Talked to this pilot actually, throttle got stuck and that’s why it started to pitch forward, the auto eject seat didn’t go off when it was supposed to so then he manually ejected
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And a fighter pilot of the most exclusive plane on planet Earth. You not only have to be among the top .01% of pilots to fly this, you have to be able to be trusted with extremely high level governments secrets. So all that gives me even more respect for the commenters who were able to point out this pilot's errors for him
The fact the man stayed in the pit until nose speaks volumes. He wasnt about to risk that roadway within his ability before ejecting. I know this is a feels bad moment, but hopefully he was able to recover some of his career from multi million dollar mistake.
I’m an 8 year US Navy vet in the Aviation Electronics Tech field. During my last year in service (1979), I was offered the opportunity to participate in a catapult launch off of the USS Independence. I politely declined. The Officer (pilot) asked if I was scared. I told him, “Sir, my shop has 43 electronics techs and the average age is about 19 YO. So your plane is being maintained by teenagers.” I meant it lightheartedly, but the look on his face was priceless. Salute 🫡 to the young women and men who do exceedingly difficult jobs under stressful conditions. We don’t give our young people enough respect for what they can do when properly trained. Stand at ease, I’ll be in the area all day 😂
@@pattiday431 I hear ya. Different breed now days. My generation was raised by the WWII moms and dads. Step out of line and be prepared to “pay the price.” When I was in the Service, boot camp was just a stepping-stone and quitting wasn’t an option. Not so now. Boot camp participants in various Services can administratively drop out if it’s “not a fit.” Times change. But I have to wonder if I would have quit if I’d have had the option. I’d like to think not. It wasn’t a picnic, but I survived 🤷🏻♂️😉 I’ve tried to instill the trait from “A Message to Garcia” in my kids and grandkids…so far, so good 🙏🏼🤞 I watched my 19 YO grandson work at an electronics shop for FREE for one year so he could learn the electronics trade. He studied the same courses I took in the Navy on his own (I actually found them online 😃). A lot cheaper than college, and he now (at 23 YO) hires-out to huge corporations. His 14 YO brother taught himself how to rope from a horse, his dad eventually got him a good teacher and he started roping at a very high level at age 16. He’s 17 now and professionally trains horses. He rides like the guys on Yellowstone. All because he wouldn’t give up. Good young people are still out there. It’s good family-homes that are in short supply. I’m still hopeful.
@@pattiday431 sadly, it's not that they can't do their jobs. They're not allowed to do their jobs. Boeing execs rush things through even when the employees know something is wrong. Because in 2024, money is more important than human lives.
We were working of the Keys in Florida (around 89) and were given the opportunity to fly off to Key West on the COD (mail/cargo delivery plane). A few of us jumped at the chance. Partying in Key West and getting a cat shot off the carrier and flown back on the next day was a great memory made.
I am just happy that the pilot is SAFE and NO kind of fatalities occurred (fatalities might happen if it landed on crowd so stop asking silly questions)... Life is so precious and the pilots risks at every seconds of their flight for such unfortunate incident and accidents.
@@davewojtowicz2246 yea for the first ejection there's 1 possibility on 2 that you broke something, with the 2nd one you end your career (search how much force ejection puts on your back, it's like you have a bomb exploding under your bottom)
He’s still flying today! Mishap was caused by the jet, the initial descent at the start of the video was his attempt to land safely while in an emergency scenario and then nose dropped and plane rolled. He ejected as soon as he was able to
From Wikipedia: "On 15 December 2022, an F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The government test pilot ejected on the ground and was not seriously injured. The aircraft was undergoing production test flying and had not yet been delivered by the manufacturer to the U.S. military. "
This is not the first time the F35 overrode pilot commands and wrecked the aircraft. The Eglin AFB crash accident investigation report concluded the aircraft overrode the pilot’s command to lift off and go around, forcing the pilot to eject before going off the runway. In today’s crash the aircraft left the engine at full throttle after touch down. This caused the aircraft to lift tail up after landing and tipping it on it’s nose. No doubt the autopilot overrode the pilot after the autopilot malfunction because the engine stayed on so long spinning the f35 around for several seconds instead of shutting down. This forced the pilot to eject. Obviously Lockheed failed to learn from the Eglin crash and the F35 autopilot is still malfunctioning on landings and still overriding the pilot.
This is sounding a lot like we may have another Boeing Max on our hands. Having so much quote on quote “autopilot” (sensors) can be more dangerous than human error can be. JS! Glad he is safe, but the next one may not. They need to FIX this ASAP! 🤨
You have just described any modern jet pilots job. Specifically this model of F35 even ejects you automatically deciding when it's the right moment for you to get catapulted out.
That was actually an auto eject flagged by the system. STOL/VTOL variant B has this system only while the vertical avionics are engaged. The Rumor on my flightline was pilot error, over compensated while auto VTOL gimbal still on.
Not a fighter pilot, but a retired C-17 pilot. If im not mistaken the F35 will auto eject due to most pilots trying to right their aircrafts to the point of their own detriment. But, I do know in the USAF, it is an unwritten rule that if you eject, and the initial problem that caused the cascading problems that led to your ejection is found to be caused by YOU, you will NEVER fly again.
Would this be a different circumstance than ejecting at altitude though? Like here I'm sure they were able to repair this aircraft, where as if he was actually flying and ejected, the plane would have crashed and been destroyed.
An F-35B is a similar aircraft to a Harrier jet. Thus, the "slo-mo" business. If the pilot sensed an imminent incident that could result in harm or death, I'm sure he knew what he was doing ejecting at that point. He obviously knew, from training and experience, that this was the proper move.
"Aircraft is SAFE"?!?!? What video were YOU watching?!? Former Air Force helo mechanic, here. What I saw is a 140+ million dollar aircraft receive major structural damage after losing its landing gear and bouncing off the tarmac a 2nd time. That jet may never fly again. At the very least, it will have a VERY thorough structural inspection, to include (but not limited to), ultrasound, eddy current, magnaflux, dye-penetrant, and X-ray. And that's BEFORE a single hand is laid on it for disassembly.
Only the F-35B has an auto-eject as it is designed to get a disabled pilot away from combat, the A and C models do not because they are not VTOL aircraft while the B model is. When the B model is in hover mode the pilot doesn’t have a free hand to operate the ejection seat so it’s equipped with an automatic system. This was not the pilot's choice.
You’re not completely wrong, the B does have the auto-eject when the lift fan fails and the aircraft detects a nose low pitch rate. In this situation that didn’t occur. Aircraft has warning lights going during the initial descent at the start of the video and ejection was already running through the pilots mind. Once the aircraft was in the ejection envelope and pointed upright he punched out. Source: I met the guy
@@nescionetizen295 Short non-technical answer: That was the top intake fan door for vtol flight. It's always open for vtol operations. VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Land.)
Many people commenting here don’t realize what it’s like to actually be in a life or death situation like this and the risks involved. My radar intercept officer, Nick Bradshaw, died in 1986 after we both had to eject from an F-14 over the ocean due to a flameout on both engines during a training exercise when he hit the aircraft canopy while jettisoning. It’s definitely a risky business to be in, but the danger is manageable as long as you’re surrounded by a few good men on your team.
@@marshamariner7897 no I’m sure he’s referencing the scene in top gun with Goose and Maverick. This is the same scenario. Hence maybe why it was put in the film in the first place. just a thought…. And so sorry for his loss of his friend and co-pilot. 🙏🇺🇸
the ejection seat was kind of thought up with movement in mind, not being stationary. The idea is you're flying the jet, get in trouble and eject while Newton's law of motion keeps the plane going away from you.
They are not meant for the ground, that was most likely a really rough landing because he had no time to slow down with the parachute, ejection seats were designed with the idea the aircraft would be in motion, still flying .
@@dotcinematics Actually, it can do a vertical take off with limited weight in an emergency situation, but it is not recommended and will stress the turbine hot section requiring blade replacement much earlier than design intent. This was a Marine Corp requirement in case of damaged airfields needing immediate evacuation need the front lines.
it’s why it’s like a last resort (why he waited so long to do it) it’s still very damaging and can break several bones in ur body mainly being ur legs from blasting back
pilots die very young all of them from cancer the same cancer the type of cancer you get wnen you spend hours seating on high intensity full body exposure to ultra radio frequencies. sad but true
You can hear the engine throttle up and stay there. I suspect the pilot did not give it that command. It appears that he tried to save the aircraft and realized that it was unsalvageable. He then left the aircraft.
When the f35 does vertical landings like this, the pilot essentially does nothing, it's all computer controlled. So ya, anything that goes wrong in this config is out of the pilots hands.
Yeah, something was off with some sensors and/or throttle. Set him down way too fast on the vertical axis which caused the bounce. I’d be willing to bet control of vertical landings like this are all in the hands of the computer once you get this close to the ground. I’m not a pro, but just a thought
Wow looks like the controls were not responding. He did the right thing! Those tend to explode into a massive fireball without notice when experiencing a hard landing
In vertical landing mode the f35 is entirely controlled by the computer, you tell it where you want it to land and the computer does the rest. So he wouldn't have been able to control it, sounds like all the engines weren't slowing down, that provided the bounce lift and forward movement to bring the nose down hard, which broke the nose landing gear.
I'm no expert but it looked like after coming in a tad fast the jet bounced and then on second impact the front landing gear folded/broke, great footage
Thrust vectoring in the back. Lift fan near the front. This is the f35b, intended to replace the av8b harrier, for the marines and the british. Short takeoff, vertical landing, from amphibious carriers.
This happened to a buddy of mine. He was testing a jet after repairs and the engines stalled a hundred feet from the ground. He ejected but the plane went vertical. The chute was tangled and he landed back first on the runway. Shattered his back in 3 places.
The amount of force that launches out of that jet can break bones and damage organs. Fighter pilots are given evaluations quite frequently from what i was told to keep them at top form. If all that happened was they sh*t their pants id imagine as long as the eject was deemed necessary, they'll be fine 😂
@@brandcack4117 I’m saying the person with the phone has a very steady hand and keeps the game on the action the whole way through, which is uncommon in videos like these
Ugh imagine how sore he was the next day. The force of the ejection on top of landing without the parachute really having any time to slow down his fall. Hope he’s okay and didn’t have serious injuries.
Remember. Being in the jet feels very different than watching on your smartphone. He likely sensed it was going to explode. Multiple warnings going off, smoke… He wasn’t taking any chances.
Balls up buddy. Unless he had a fire light, I guarantee you he's Q3
That's what it looks like.
pretty sure the smoke was the landing gear
No, as a non-pilot, I definitely know more by simply watching a 30 second clip.
@@BigRed999what is Q3😮
I like how the cameraman stays so calm instead of somebody who is screaming all the time.And he also keeps the camera very steady
Women ☕️
@@marksmith161no bitches?
@@marksmith161 tf2 *laugh*
The women didnt knew what happened
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He stayed with it longer than I would have.
Exactly my thoughts
No the pilot waited until the aircraft was semi upright so it would be a smooth ejection
I wouldn't have crashed in that situation but that's just me.
@@klof4276 It was obviously a malfunction. It was crashing regardless.
@@igotfriendsinlowplaces2971 Tax evasion?!?! Drone strike on yr house
These things happen unfortunately, but hats off to the pilot for keeping trying to maintain the jet
Darn wind almost blew him right back into the plane!
The military is so sleep deprived, they don't have any idea what they're doing. He'll wake up refreshed after a long nap with no memory of the incident
These things happen in a regularity that shouldn't happen in jets of a project worth more than 1.7 trillion dollars. Shows how much of a failed project it was
@AliAli-et7zy if your referring to the f-35 project, yes I agree it was a failed project with a disappointing outcome and terrible final product
@@LiamCamilleri-q1w i am and i agree with you
Imagine ejecting and landing into the same aircraft you ejected from, due to cross winds 😂
Cross wind must be strongest in the west
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Homer when was trown into by flanders from the first floor (the house was on fire), bounced on the matress and got back into the living room
Lmao I’m so high and this is funny af
I laughed out loud
F35 has auto-eject seats. If the computer says you're in a bad position, it will eject you.
With enough force to bar you from flying again if the trauma is bad enough
Beware when Skynet will be on control....
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Wrong
Forget the force of the ejection, that looked like a HARD landing
@@S-K69I heard the force of ejection even broke some pilots spine or ribs it’s 20x worst then the landing
The ejection force is really incredible. Imagine being catapulted that hard and then having to trust your parachute...
meh, it isnt anywhere near the level of risk doing it at speed
@@-pauI-Paul is a man that is not easily impressed 😠😠
@@-pauI-I believe it still fucks your spine up. I don’t think pilots can take more than one or two in their career.
@@Skizzy461it does you lose height instantly
Rocket-assist chair. You can see in the video.
Pilot did exactly what he was trained to do.
Get the aircraft pointed away from possible ground casualties and get the heck out of a flying bomb.
I salute this brave airman.
He was trained to fly
Damn that landing from the ejection must've been rough.
Fr legs hurtin for days
Not really
Landing? The ejection probably broke his back.
@@RicquYeah that was amazingly fast. His back is probably alright, after all he's seated. But not having your head in place could be lethal. They are VERY well trained for a proper ejection though.
Yea had to crash again
Airline pilot here. Don’t judge by what you see on your phone from a distance. Inside the cockpit it would’ve looked and sounded like chaos. It’s very easy to make a decision watching this while drinking your morning coffee. It’s another thing to be in the aircraft trouble shooting while continuously trying to fly the aircraft at the same time.
And I have no training this stuff is actually pretty easy.
Very true! Plus the F-35B “Jump Jet” are notorious for malfunctioning when coming down to land, causing pilots to crash land, or ejecting like this pilot did. I’m pretty sure the “Hairier” jet is the most crashed fighter jet in service. Planes aren’t meant to hover, but you can’t deny that is the coolest fighter jet, & an incredible feat of engineering! I’ve always loved the jump jets, along with the “Osprey” being my favorite aircraft of all time, which is also a very dangerous aircraft & also very notorious for crashing, mostly in the same way the jump jets do, when coming in for landings, they become extremely unstable & unpredictable. But nevertheless, they’re both some amazing feats of engineering & technology! 🇺🇸
Really😅
I’m actually in bed eating my midnight Cheetos but okay I got your point. 😂
Why would anyone see a very complex piece of machinery like this and assume that they know anything? It’s shocking anybody would try to criticize this pilot IMO. 🤷🏻♀️
Bravo to the pilot. He tried to keep it under control but then ejected in time to avoid possible fire or explosion.
Wow
The thing is that once you’re ejected the forces you experience and the fast ejection for a human body is totally not safe for anybody even train pilots. If I’m not wrong if you got ejected its very hard for you to fly again due you need to pass a lot of exams and you might not be able to do it like most of the cases.
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if you have to eject from a fighter plane, you will come away from the experience significantly bruised and battered, possibly with fractured bones and torn ligaments. But despite the risks of ejection seats, they do save pilots' lives.
But If passed the medical exam you can fly next day. But how I said is not very common. Just see the video the force he is getting ejected… jeeezzzz
@@coollife8508pretty spot on but this case is different in some ways. Normally injury risk is high when the orientation of the aircraft is bad (inverted or 90 degree upward/downward) and when there’s speed involved. In this case there’s no speed or bad orientation of the aircraft which brings severe injury down significantly. The only risk in this case is the ejection seats thrust which normally will just cause bruising of the shoulders and nothing else but it can also compress your spine due to the force it pushes you up at. Also the landing could cause injury but I believe this pilot was fine.
The parachute opens at such a short distance. God bless whoever invented it.
I hope he’s ok. Ejecting can put a lot of strain on the spine
It can be flight career ending
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@@user-jt5vm3mi1wIve heard that claim before how can you prove its false? Im curious.
@@che8866it's internet pilots mythology
This is the best example of a perfect ejection. He rode out the situation even longer than most to try an save the jet. Once angled properly the jet allowed his ejection at the exact perfect time that he could be shot out “safely”!
this is not a perfect ejection
@@yt.galaxynone of them are, you don't just plan to eject. This is a great example tho.
@@RumbleFish69 u gotta say it’s impressive man that’s the whole point of the vid i think
Pretty sure thats equipped with a 'zero/zero' ejection seat. He could safely eject even if the aircraft were at 0ft altitude and 0knts airspeed. So, sitting still on the ground.
@@sirbader1 So, what's your point? Do you have a point? I can't see it.... Or, did you just want to let people know that you know what a "zero/zero" ejection seat is?
Now this is how you capture video, no screaming no shaking the camera around or moving it away on the good part. God bless you sir. 😂😂
I was using a tripod stand and shaking like nonsense
😂😂😂😅😅, no whining, crying and gasping😅😅😅😅😅😅
I'm glad he didn't eject when the plane was on its side
That pilot did everything in his power to get it down safely & intact while every alarm & blinking light are going off around him. They are highly skilled pilots in those Fighter Jets & they know how to keep cool under extreme pressure & circumstances. I have the utmost respect for them & the intense training they're body & minds are put through. Many don't make it through training but the best of the best do. I imagine he was ejected automatically when the Jet when into a spin. Sometimes it's not anything the pilot did wrong but a malfunction with the Jet! Hat's off to this Pilot!Ontario, 🇨🇦 ❤
That’s got to be scary af bailing out of a moving plane and you know you’re gonna land somewhere near it
Ikr. Not knowing exactly where either. Don’t have complete control over where you will land and the possibility of the plane exploding and Jet fuel can really cause a major explosion.
just ejecting is scary due to how fast it shoots you out, can break your back
@@AaronCross760just ask Goose’s wife 😢
Yeah I thought it might b safer 2 stay inside
@@jilla-dr9huAnd landing, or being blown into the exploding aircraft. I know that's happened.
Bro stayed in that f-35 as long as he could to save the aircraft, absolute mad lad… show him some respect
No. He stayed in until he could safely eject without going straight into the ground or a fence and becoming mist.
@@NizRacingNY the ejection was accidental they were scratching their leg and accidentally hit the ejection button. The throttle got stuck and is the reason the crash happened. However it was probably good the accidental ejection happened if the throttle was stuck because the ejection causes the jet to force shutdown.
Great pilot & nerves of steel to eject at the last moment.Must be well experienced pilot.Well done.
@@CarlyleFerreira well considering the ejection was accidental
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I thought the chair was the dude at first😂 😂
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That would have been pretty scary to eject and float right back to the plane LOL
Right? Fck. Chute deploys, pilot starts decending, gliding right back towards the plane like "WAIT! NO! NO NO NO FCCCOKK AHHH!" 😭 He'd still be screwed if the jet exploded 🤷
His life is far more important than the aircraft, or his job
Yes of course. In a very cynical way, you can justify it by the fact that a pilot takes more time to be trained than a plane to be built.
I guess he was also making sure the aircraft is as safe/cleared as possible from getting loose and harming civilians.
Not what any military will teach you😂 He likely got off worse for ejection than the actual crash
@@floben3041cynical? Do you attribute every fiber of your being to something "greater"? If you had the slimmest chance of answering yes, you need self reevaluation and a better sense of humanity. Hop off cod
To him yes, $109M aircraft costs about 10x more than pilot training. That's just to buy one operating one costs more.
That parachute almost landed him back onto the crash site 😂
That would not be good lol
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😂 thats what I was thinking! I'm like he better how it doesn't explode! He flew out like 30 yards, but because of the parachute, came right back like 20 ft away😂😂 that would've sucked if it was on fire or mushroom cloud, imagine how scary just floating back over to it because of the gad damn wind!😂😂
Lmaaooo that’s what I’m saying I’m like he didn’t even go anywhere 🤣 glad he safe tho
Повезло, что катапульта не отстрелила его в забор
Military ejection seats are rated 0 altitude / 0 airspeed, but that's assuming the aircraft stay upright. If the pilot shoots out at an angle, the parachute may not deploy in time before he/she hits the ground. That was literally life threatening.
you can see that he waited for 0 before ejecting if you watch the video
The ejection itself is life threatening, not even considering anything about the landing. Those seats are literally rocket propelled. The g-forces are crazy, and it's forcing all the blood in your body, to move toward your feet.
Ejecting from these aircraft usually cause both legs to break at a minimum.
@massmayhem9 Depends on the speed they eject at.
My secretary's husband (navigator) was in a crash with the plane at an angle, flying low and doing reconnaisance photography of a site. The pilot ejected them and they were both lost. I was with her when the Air Force Reserve Officers and others entered our office to tell her. I never want to witness anything like that again. Clueless about such things, it is still traumatic to me. It felt like I went through her devastating experience, myself.
That pilot is an amazing hero. Think about the price of that aircraft that he stayed with until it was on the ground. Well done sir!!
Talked to this pilot actually, throttle got stuck and that’s why it started to pitch forward, the auto eject seat didn’t go off when it was supposed to so then he manually ejected
Was this pilot Beowolf?
@@jaye282 lol no he was a pilot for Lockheed Martin, this was one of lockheeds planes not AF
@@jaye282no it was the ghost of Ukraine
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not only a throttle got stuck, but also the eject system doesnt work properly, must be a very good jet xDD
Today I learned the comment section is more knowledgeable about aviation than a fighter pilot
Edit: even my comment replies were filled with experts too
Different specialties
I am surprised you did not know that already
And a fighter pilot of the most exclusive plane on planet Earth. You not only have to be among the top .01% of pilots to fly this, you have to be able to be trusted with extremely high level governments secrets. So all that gives me even more respect for the commenters who were able to point out this pilot's errors for him
Welcome to the internet. Everyone is an expert
Today you learnt about comment threads? Welcome to 2024 you tube kid 😅
Someone give this cameraman an award! Calmly keeps everything in frame. A rarity. Well done, sir!
That far away, it would have been criminal not to
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The fact the man stayed in the pit until nose speaks volumes. He wasnt about to risk that roadway within his ability before ejecting. I know this is a feels bad moment, but hopefully he was able to recover some of his career from multi million dollar mistake.
Doesn’t look like a mistake to me on the pilots part.
I’m an 8 year US Navy vet in the Aviation Electronics Tech field. During my last year in service (1979), I was offered the opportunity to participate in a catapult launch off of the USS Independence. I politely declined. The Officer (pilot) asked if I was scared. I told him, “Sir, my shop has 43 electronics techs and the average age is about 19 YO. So your plane is being maintained by teenagers.” I meant it lightheartedly, but the look on his face was priceless.
Salute 🫡 to the young women and men who do exceedingly difficult jobs under stressful conditions. We don’t give our young people enough respect for what they can do when properly trained.
Stand at ease, I’ll be in the area all day 😂
They need some of those 19 yo techs at Boeing, because the adults aren't quite measuring up.
@@pattiday431 I hear ya. Different breed now days. My generation was raised by the WWII moms and dads. Step out of line and be prepared to “pay the price.” When I was in the Service, boot camp was just a stepping-stone and quitting wasn’t an option. Not so now. Boot camp participants in various Services can administratively drop out if it’s “not a fit.” Times change. But I have to wonder if I would have quit if I’d have had the option. I’d like to think not. It wasn’t a picnic, but I survived 🤷🏻♂️😉 I’ve tried to instill the trait from “A Message to Garcia” in my kids and grandkids…so far, so good 🙏🏼🤞 I watched my 19 YO grandson work at an electronics shop for FREE for one year so he could learn the electronics trade. He studied the same courses I took in the Navy on his own (I actually found them online 😃). A lot cheaper than college, and he now (at 23 YO) hires-out to huge corporations. His 14 YO brother taught himself how to rope from a horse, his dad eventually got him a good teacher and he started roping at a very high level at age 16. He’s 17 now and professionally trains horses. He rides like the guys on Yellowstone. All because he wouldn’t give up. Good young people are still out there. It’s good family-homes that are in short supply. I’m still hopeful.
@@pattiday431 sadly, it's not that they can't do their jobs. They're not allowed to do their jobs. Boeing execs rush things through even when the employees know something is wrong. Because in 2024, money is more important than human lives.
Enjoyable tweet! 😎@@sax5055
We were working of the Keys in Florida (around 89) and were given the opportunity to fly off to Key West on the COD (mail/cargo delivery plane). A few of us jumped at the chance. Partying in Key West and getting a cat shot off the carrier and flown back on the next day was a great memory made.
*jet crashes…continues to crash…still actively crashing…crashes some more*
“…oh he just crashed!”
😂
Takes a moment to computer what a person is seeing especially on a rare event. Had to learn this in person.
@@alfredshort3I agree 1101001100011011110101001101001
😂😂
I noticed that too 🤣
Gust of wind: i see you came from that airplane. Let me glide you back to it.
Ohhh yeah, some of that astroglide
@@chupacabra3331Silcone-based...
Imagine falling back towards the jet right after ejection.
I am just happy that the pilot is SAFE and NO kind of fatalities occurred (fatalities might happen if it landed on crowd so stop asking silly questions)... Life is so precious and the pilots risks at every seconds of their flight for such unfortunate incident and accidents.
"safe", a pilot could eject just once /twice in his lifetime, that manoveur rips the back
@@topscorer3720 💯 It's not like they show it on top gun. 90% survival and a 56% likelihood something is broken...
@@davewojtowicz2246 yea for the first ejection there's 1 possibility on 2 that you broke something, with the 2nd one you end your career (search how much force ejection puts on your back, it's like you have a bomb exploding under your bottom)
Testing
@@topscorer3720still much safer than dying in a crash or explosion
I think the pilot did a masterful job of 'managing' the crash, eliminating harm to himself or others. Would love to know the follow-up details.😮
He’s still flying today! Mishap was caused by the jet, the initial descent at the start of the video was his attempt to land safely while in an emergency scenario and then nose dropped and plane rolled. He ejected as soon as he was able to
@@JakeSwanson1315 Did he get hurt ejecting?
@@originaltasan nope! He said the worst part was the canopy jolt when it opened
@@JakeSwanson1315 Cool! Thanks :)
@@JakeSwanson1315 Thanks for the info! 👍
It's incredibly lucky to escape from this accident. Blessing for him
From Wikipedia: "On 15 December 2022, an F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The government test pilot ejected on the ground and was not seriously injured. The aircraft was undergoing production test flying and had not yet been delivered by the manufacturer to the U.S. military. "
Fun fact, that's the same base where they took the Roswell craft in 1947.
There goes your entire life’s contribution to taxes in 30 seconds
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this jet costs much more than most people will make in their whole life, let alone pay in taxes
@@yimpyoi9808I don’t know anything about these jets, but trusting another comment I saw that said this is an F35, the jet costs at least $70m
@@yimpyoi9808that’s not something to brag about
@@rawedawg0079 ai generated comment:
So thankful he was okay. They put their life’s on the line every time they get into their jet. Thank You to all who serve our country 🫡🙌🏼🙌🏼🩷
This is not the first time the F35 overrode pilot commands and wrecked the aircraft. The Eglin AFB crash accident investigation report concluded the aircraft overrode the pilot’s command to lift off and go around, forcing the pilot to eject before going off the runway. In today’s crash the aircraft left the engine at full throttle after touch down. This caused the aircraft to lift tail up after landing and tipping it on it’s nose. No doubt the autopilot overrode the pilot after the autopilot malfunction because the engine stayed on so long spinning the f35 around for several seconds instead of shutting down. This forced the pilot to eject.
Obviously Lockheed failed to learn from the Eglin crash and the F35 autopilot is still malfunctioning on landings and still overriding the pilot.
Fixed my post to bypass the censors. I deleted the safety issue
Thanks for the explanation!
I was hoping to get a reasoning for this. Thanks for the sitrep
This is sounding a lot like we may have another Boeing Max on our hands. Having so much quote on quote “autopilot” (sensors) can be more dangerous than human error can be. JS!
Glad he is safe, but the next one may not. They need to FIX this ASAP! 🤨
Being stupid and arrogant about it at sane time is worse possible mix, here comes ai managing to be both
I hope the pilot is alright.
Just imagine not being able to control something that powerful. Has to be terrifying 😵💫
You have just described any modern jet pilots job. Specifically this model of F35 even ejects you automatically deciding when it's the right moment for you to get catapulted out.
Plane crashes: 30 seconds later, *Cameraman: “Ohhhh he just crashed”*
Camera man in shock to what he was seeing.
It's far away so it takes time for the crash to reach the cameraman
It was only a few seconds what kinda Opium are you smoking?
He stayed in there longer than most I’d say . Wow I hope he was ok
I thought he was staying with the aircraft until it stopped turning so he would eject straight out. At least the canopy opened fully. Hope he's OK.
That was actually an auto eject flagged by the system. STOL/VTOL variant B has this system only while the vertical avionics are engaged. The Rumor on my flightline was pilot error, over compensated while auto VTOL gimbal still on.
I’ve crashed like this in gta and thought “these physics suck, planes don’t crash like this!” 😮 Glad he made it out.
Not a fighter pilot, but a retired C-17 pilot. If im not mistaken the F35 will auto eject due to most pilots trying to right their aircrafts to the point of their own detriment.
But, I do know in the USAF, it is an unwritten rule that if you eject, and the initial problem that caused the cascading problems that led to your ejection is found to be caused by YOU, you will NEVER fly again.
... unless you're one of C.B.Brown's DEI pilots --- then u r just as likely to be the next Wing Commander1
"you will NEVER fly again"
Maybe because those planes cost a few dollars.
I doubt they will kick out someone that fast forever after having spent 200k on their military flight training.
@@Nickayz2A vertical flight F-35 is something like $100 million.
Would this be a different circumstance than ejecting at altitude though? Like here I'm sure they were able to repair this aircraft, where as if he was actually flying and ejected, the plane would have crashed and been destroyed.
Nothing $50 million dollars can't fix! 😁
gimme back my tax money. I wanna try…
50 Mil wont buy the fuzes for that, lol more like 500 million.
@Sharky’s Machine You forgot the word “taxpayer” in your comment! So it should read, “taxpayer dollars.” 🤣😆. Peace.
@@j-sin3344 😆🤣😆🤣😄
At least one of our brothers and sisters didn’t die
Pilot was like well since I already crashed, it's finally the time to test the eject.
The eject can only be done once or twice in a pilots career and has a chance of causing spinal damage, so no he didn't just do it for fun.
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An F-35B is a similar aircraft to a Harrier jet. Thus, the "slo-mo" business. If the pilot sensed an imminent incident that could result in harm or death, I'm sure he knew what he was doing ejecting at that point. He obviously knew, from training and experience, that this was the proper move.
“Damn this traffic is crazy… what’s that thing coming at me-“ *gets crushed by a 100lb seat*
i'm sure the pilot was weighing this and a dozen other things before making the decision.
Modern jet fighters have "zero/zero" ejection systems. They can safely eject at zero altitude and zero speed.
Nah, everything combined including the pilot, the seat has to be at least 250lbs lol
The seat weighs 300 pounds.
It almost seems like the seat would have added protection on landing had it remained attached.
Pilot is safe. Aircraft is safe. What a relief.
why wouldnt it all be safe lol. he just slightly boop'd the ground at 3mph
@@Uncivil_Dreamshe got ejected.. that can paralyse you
Not to mention the damage to the aircraft. It was lying on its side .
"Aircraft is SAFE"?!?!?
What video were YOU watching?!? Former Air Force helo mechanic, here. What I saw is a 140+ million dollar aircraft receive major structural damage after losing its landing gear and bouncing off the tarmac a 2nd time. That jet may never fly again. At the very least, it will have a VERY thorough structural inspection, to include (but not limited to), ultrasound, eddy current, magnaflux, dye-penetrant, and X-ray. And that's BEFORE a single hand is laid on it for disassembly.
pilot is safe? he got ejected which could be very bad and also hit the ground pretty hard, the parachute doesn't slow him down enough
Amazing how the pilot somehow managed to put the plane down in a field before ejecting. Thats what l find amazing. Great piloting.
🤓
It looks like it's the runway
His "great piloting" is likely what caused the crash in the first place.
@@Rotorhead1651 yes I thought the same 😅
Nope, it's more likely the buggy plane malfunctioning. These are notorious for malfunctioning during landing. @@Rotorhead1651
That was some great filming! What a catch! It was looking so good and then ..... wow.
👍👍👍👍 Great video.
This happened in Ft. Worth TX. The plane malfunctioned. He's lucky to be alive.
riiiiight, it was the plane....🤦♂️
She's a smart one NOT. 😂😂😂
@@rpx10453use your words.
@@rpx10453 Obviously...
@@rpx10453it was a auto pilot override malfunction do ur research
I have read that ejecting too low to the ground ( or ON the ground) is extremely dangerous! Bless the pilot hope he was not seriously injured!
Modern ejection seats are rated to be able to deploy at 0 feet apparently (I just read about it the other day, someone else prolly has more info)
He probably was getting warnings and it down ASAP.
Perhaps he waited until wings level to get maximum height. All the more time for everything to function and get one swing.
Seriously!!?? Extremely dangerous!!;?
Climbing into one of those jets is extremely dangerous!!!!
Only the F-35B has an auto-eject as it is designed to get a disabled pilot away from combat, the A and C models do not because they are not VTOL aircraft while the B model is. When the B model is in hover mode the pilot doesn’t have a free hand to operate the ejection seat so it’s equipped with an automatic system. This was not the pilot's choice.
You’re not completely wrong, the B does have the auto-eject when the lift fan fails and the aircraft detects a nose low pitch rate. In this situation that didn’t occur. Aircraft has warning lights going during the initial descent at the start of the video and ejection was already running through the pilots mind. Once the aircraft was in the ejection envelope and pointed upright he punched out.
Source: I met the guy
Why was the door open?
@@nescionetizen295 Short non-technical answer: That was the top intake fan door for
vtol flight. It's always open for vtol operations. VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Land.)
Hey man would love to see some pov footage of you in your f35 thanks man
@@JakeSwanson1315 I figured it was either the autoprogram or him having no other choice, I appreciate that context 👍
There goes 110million dollars.
it's repairable if not salvageable
Bro just earned his Call Sign: Crash? Flip? Nosedive? Roadrash?
Landslide?
It’s common to have injuries from the ejection itself and if any bone fracturing he may not fly again in a fighter
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I met the pilot during Oshkosh and his callsign is shaft
Many people commenting here don’t realize what it’s like to actually be in a life or death situation like this and the risks involved. My radar intercept officer, Nick Bradshaw, died in 1986 after we both had to eject from an F-14 over the ocean due to a flameout on both engines during a training exercise when he hit the aircraft canopy while jettisoning. It’s definitely a risky business to be in, but the danger is manageable as long as you’re surrounded by a few good men on your team.
You CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH. But r.i.p. 😔
Top gun…?
@@alphateam3326....a ...Few Good Men... Jack Nicholasen(?) Spoke that iconic line✌️✌️
@@marshamariner7897 no I’m sure he’s referencing the scene in top gun with Goose and Maverick. This is the same scenario. Hence maybe why it was put in the film in the first
place. just a thought….
And so sorry for his loss of his friend and co-pilot. 🙏🇺🇸
@@momwithaplan1287 Nick Bradshaw is Goose, brother
Ejection seat did its job perfectly. Two swings in the chute and he/she survived.
that "oh he just crashed" was so late
He likely saved lives, getting his plane up on all of its wheels, and back under some control before ejecting out. Seems very professional to me.
He is a pilot in us military. He doesn't save lives, he takes them.
The plane was stationary and he landed near it.
I wonder why he needed to eject
😮😮😮
@@inemanja No, he saves lives BY taking them.
@@inemanja I’m sure he does both
Ah yes America the famous peacekeeper of the world@@dootless3819
Whats funny is that it ejects to protect you from a possible explosion, but landing the parachute right next to the jet is insane.
He didn't do it intentionally. Duh
the ejection seat was kind of thought up with movement in mind, not being stationary. The idea is you're flying the jet, get in trouble and eject while Newton's law of motion keeps the plane going away from you.
ejection seats do not work on ground...
They are not meant for the ground, that was most likely a really rough landing because he had no time to slow down with the parachute, ejection seats were designed with the idea the aircraft would be in motion, still flying .
😂😂😂😂😂ikr
Bro paused the game mid flight 💀💀
Its a VTOL plane which allows it to hover vertically
@@paxypaxyman No, it is a STOVL. It cannot do vertical takeoffs, only landings
@@dotcinematics Actually, it can do a vertical take off with limited weight in an emergency situation, but it is not recommended and will stress the turbine hot section requiring blade replacement much earlier than design intent. This was a Marine Corp requirement in case of damaged airfields needing immediate evacuation need the front lines.
He must have been so pissed off in the sky looking down at the plane calming down a few seconds later after ejecting.
You can still hear the engine running at speed, the craft likely became stuck in the dirt rather than "calmed down".
Especially with a fractured neck or back
he cant fly again
@@TheGatFromPripyatyeah id rather be dead.................................you know nothing about risk management.
in all likelihood he triggered some kind of safety shutdown in ejecting, so no i doubt it.
I didn’t realise the ejection is that fast, it whips you into the air in like a fraction of a second😬
Yeah you experience up to 20Gs when ejecting which could break your spine
it’s why it’s like a last resort (why he waited so long to do it) it’s still very damaging and can break several bones in ur body mainly being ur legs from blasting back
And it hurts
And can apparently crush your spine or do other major injurie's
well yea, it supposed to save your from exploding aircraft. so you are ejected at speed that your spine can break, but you would survive
I just hope the pilot is fine and healthy
You’re fine and healthy
pilots die very young all of them from cancer the same cancer the type of cancer you get wnen you spend hours seating on high intensity full body exposure to ultra radio frequencies. sad but true
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And still employed. You should add
Can anyone tell me why this video is viral again after more than a year?🤔
Why can’t we have this on all airplanes ✈️ so we can parachute to safety
Any Landing you can Walk away from is a Good landing
This is not true at all. There is definitely such a thing as a bad landing where terrible judgement was used
That part. Whatever goes up must come down, humans are badass!
No
But he floated away from it
I think what this pilot endured physically by ejecting was worse then if he rode out crash.
Thank you all Engineers (old and new age )who designed and make sure safety of Pilot ejection system.❤❤
Good cameraman 👏
He tried to save the aircraft but he knew he couldn’t but he stayed to try but his life was more important so he ejected what a hero
yes and no, he was waiting for the perfect window to eject, ejecting at an angle has huge extra risks.....
Pilot cant fly aircraft and destroys millions of dollars = "Hero" You people are insufferable.
He got it down, killed engines, no threat to others, no leave as damage may explode.
That wasn't a crash,
that's what you call jet drifting. 😂
Clever
You can hear the engine throttle up and stay there. I suspect the pilot did not give it that command. It appears that he tried to save the aircraft and realized that it was unsalvageable. He then left the aircraft.
brilliant assessment
well he did manage to cut off the engine by ejecting or it was already turning off?
lol “he left the aircraft”, make it sound like he got up, opened the door and walked out.
When the f35 does vertical landings like this, the pilot essentially does nothing, it's all computer controlled. So ya, anything that goes wrong in this config is out of the pilots hands.
he ejected himself back into the danger zone 😮😮😮
Im so glad the person is safe!!
The wind almost pushed him back in the cockpit...😮
Imagine if it flipped and they got ejected into the ground
He smacked the ground pretty hard!! Wasn't high enough to catch more air in his parachute.
Suddenly everybody is an aerospace expert😊
Yeah, something was off with some sensors and/or throttle. Set him down way too fast on the vertical axis which caused the bounce. I’d be willing to bet control of vertical landings like this are all in the hands of the computer once you get this close to the ground. I’m not a pro, but just a thought
The plane looks stoned or something 😂
😂
Either that or the pilot. That initial landing was more than concerning 😮
God damn Democrats
Typical American fighter jet
You’d know Malibu Jack
Wow looks like the controls were not responding. He did the right thing! Those tend to explode into a massive fireball without notice when experiencing a hard landing
In vertical landing mode the f35 is entirely controlled by the computer, you tell it where you want it to land and the computer does the rest. So he wouldn't have been able to control it, sounds like all the engines weren't slowing down, that provided the bounce lift and forward movement to bring the nose down hard, which broke the nose landing gear.
I'm no expert but it looked like after coming in a tad fast the jet bounced and then on second impact the front landing gear folded/broke, great footage
Everyone is talking about how the pilot is safe and sound, but I want to know how the jet turned into a Star Wars hovercraft!
thrust vectoring. (i dont really know how it works) but its really cool you should look it up.
@@Emeraldpig52 not thrust vectoring
Thrust vectoring in the back. Lift fan near the front. This is the f35b, intended to replace the av8b harrier, for the marines and the british. Short takeoff, vertical landing, from amphibious carriers.
This happened to a buddy of mine. He was testing a jet after repairs and the engines stalled a hundred feet from the ground. He ejected but the plane went vertical. The chute was tangled and he landed back first on the runway. Shattered his back in 3 places.
"Not service related"
Is he okay now? I hope he made a full recovery.
@@jonathanmiller5232 his back was fused in 3 places. He still flies jets as a contractor.
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@@barracksavedpost somewhere else
I heard that when a pilot ejects from his aircraft, that person will never fly another fighter plane ever again. Is this true? I'm really curious.
Same here and they also have major injuries supposedly
It’s usually because injuries when ejecting can your pilots career
All depends on how high and how fast
When pilots seat eject they are given a mandatory medical evaluation and depending on the results of that determines whether or not they can fly again
The amount of force that launches out of that jet can break bones and damage organs. Fighter pilots are given evaluations quite frequently from what i was told to keep them at top form. If all that happened was they sh*t their pants id imagine as long as the eject was deemed necessary, they'll be fine 😂
And this is why they invented Zero-Zero Ejection Seats.
**already on the ground**
"well, now's a good time to eject"
Lightning: oh shoot my landing gear snapped
Raptor: again? Its the 20th time this week! Its a monday!!!
That was like watching a crash in slow motion. Hope the pilot was okay ❤
When you suspect fire, or worse, you gtfo. In the air, or on the ground.
Who ever recorded this video is due for an Oscar
Are you implying it’s fake? How would this be fake lol
@@brandcack4117 are you implying that I’m implying it’s fake? How would you know?
@@brandcack4117 I’m saying the person with the phone has a very steady hand and keeps the game on the action the whole way through, which is uncommon in videos like these
@@grant1951 oh I thought you were being sarcastic my bad
Whoever*
and no, an Oscar isn't warranted here 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
Ugh imagine how sore he was the next day. The force of the ejection on top of landing without the parachute really having any time to slow down his fall. Hope he’s okay and didn’t have serious injuries.
The ejection must've been brutal but the parachute did slow him down a lot, I think.
When it is your first time flying a jet in GTA San Andreas.
I’ve read that ejection compresses parts of your spine about an inch’s
It’s got to be painful.
That is a powerful piece of machinery
I admire the pilot's composure. Catapult at the last second.
Compressed his spine by a inch too
Notice how he first waited for the jet to stabilize/level itself in order to eject. Cause he ciulda been injured. Well trained pilot
Yup, if it was sideways he would have skipped on the ground like a rock on a lake.
He landed within the explosion zone had it blown. He'll likely never fly again
Not a “bizarre slow-moving landing” Pilot was performing a vertical landing.
.....and botched it by descending too quickly and overreacting to the initial impact.