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How does an F-35 travel 80 miles post-ejection?
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:03 pm
If the plane is in bad enough shape to require ejection, how does it keep going 80 miles before crashing? It wasn’t supersonic over land either. Very strange.
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:04 pm to NOLAVOL16
Auto pilot
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:04 pm to NOLAVOL16
80 miles isn't significant.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:04 pm to NOLAVOL16
Really good glide ratio?
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:05 pm to NOLAVOL16
quote:Physics.
How does an F-35 travel 80 miles post-ejection?
It isn’t like it immediately nosedives.
quote:Why?
Very strange.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:05 pm to NOLAVOL16
Racism
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:06 pm to NOLAVOL16
Remember the movie Broken Arrow with John Travolta where the pilot fake crashed the plane to steal the weapons and sell to terrorists? Probably something like that.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:06 pm to NOLAVOL16
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If the plane is in bad enough shape to require ejection, how does it keep going 80 miles before crashing? It wasn’t supersonic over land either. Very strange.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:06 pm to NOLAVOL16
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If the plane is in bad enough shape to require ejection, how does it keep going 80 miles before crashing? It wasn’t supersonic over land either. Very strange.
Who said it was in bad enough shape to require ejection?
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:06 pm to SlimTigerSlap
Obviously not significant during normal flying but ejection should be a last resort and he certainly shouldn’t eject while leaving autopilot on over a populated area.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:07 pm to omegaman66
Who said it was in bad enough shape to require ejection?
Why would anyone eject from a functioning plane?
Why would anyone eject from a functioning plane?
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:07 pm to NOLAVOL16
Let's just say the aircraft was going 300 kts when he ejected and auto pilot was on. You're talking 14 minutes to cover 80 miles
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:07 pm to Snipe
quote:
Not everything is a conspiracy.
Not sure if serious!
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:08 pm to NOLAVOL16
How fast was it going?
If it was subsonic, it means it was going no faster than 768mph.
If it were going 500mph, that corresponds with about 6 minutes of flight time.
And considering it had autopilot and the avionics packages on these things require the plane to handle things more than the pilot, 6 minutes seems realistic for it to be in the air albeit unstable.
If it was subsonic, it means it was going no faster than 768mph.
If it were going 500mph, that corresponds with about 6 minutes of flight time.
And considering it had autopilot and the avionics packages on these things require the plane to handle things more than the pilot, 6 minutes seems realistic for it to be in the air albeit unstable.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:08 pm to Snipe
I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy, just that the decision making by the pilot doesn’t seem all that great
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:09 pm to NOLAVOL16
You're asking too many questions. Yawn I feel sleepy...aren't you feeling sleepy, OP?
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:10 pm to NOLAVOL16
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:10 pm to choppadocta
Let's just say the aircraft was going 300 kts when he ejected and auto pilot was on. You're talking 14 minutes to cover 80 miles
Why would a pilot eject with autopilot on over a populated area considering it could fly for that long without a pilot. Could have killer people on the ground.
Why would a pilot eject with autopilot on over a populated area considering it could fly for that long without a pilot. Could have killer people on the ground.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:11 pm to NOLAVOL16
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If the plane is in bad enough shape to require ejection, how does it keep going 80 miles before crashing? It wasn’t supersonic over land either.
What was it's altitude at time of ejection?
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