• Mac@mander.xyz
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    8 days ago

    “the F-15 landed at twice the normal speed to maintain the necessary lift, and its tailhook was torn off completely during the landing.”

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        7 days ago

        But the pilots quote was best of all

        “it’s highly likely that if I had seen it clearly I would have ejected, because it was obvious you couldn’t really fly an airplane like that.”

        • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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          7 days ago

          because it was obvious you couldn’t really fly an airplane like that.

          Looney Tunes “Don’t look down” level achievement