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Beautiful F-18 low altitude canyon run HD
Low altitude canyon runs in a F-18 through Northern California and Oregon. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The inverted is normal. With a weapons load, the stress on the wings would be enormous if he was just to push over as he crested the hill. By rolling the aircraft inverted, it essentially "unloads" the weight of the weapons and negates the stress. A-6 intruders do it, as well as other attack aircraft.
Interesting, I always thought it was so as he crests the peek, he could see what was below him.
I would suspect that because of the distortion of the wide angle view that he is not as close to terrain as it looks, but even so, that is some great flying. Not a single hint of dutch roll, either. Is that managed by the airplane, or is his rudder coord. that good?
I appreciate some of the concerns, but I doubt this officer is hot-dogging. Too much at stake to allow that. If you want the best-trained flyers in the world, they have to train hard, and there is risk inherent in that. Yep, some folks die. I, for one, am glad that flyers like that are on our side, and salute their skills and nerve.
I appreciate some of the concerns, but I doubt this officer is hot-dogging. Too much at stake to allow that. If you want the best-trained flyers in the world, they have to train hard, and there is risk inherent in that. Yep, some folks die. I, for one, am glad that flyers like that are on our side, and salute their skills and nerve.
Good technical question there. In a modern digital aircraft, dutch roll is damped by the flight software.
Jealous.
Great flying, but, tough to spot the deer at that speed...........?
What gets me is seeing the river and the canyon parallel to the angle of flight in the rear-view mirror!