• Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
    15·
    2 months 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.”

    • DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      I like this part even better:

      He added, “Only when McDonnell Douglas later went to analyze it, they said, OK, the F-15 has a very wide [lifting] body; you fly fast enough and you’re like a rocket. You don’t need wings.”

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months 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.worldOPMEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

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

          Looney Tunes “Don’t look down” level achievement