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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month ago

Midair jet collision forces lockdown at Idaho Air Force base show

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Midair jet collision forces lockdown at Idaho Air Force base show

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month ago
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Four aviators eject as 2 jets collide midair at Idaho Air Force base show
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All four aviators involved in the crash at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel, a Navy official said.
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      “The humble box kite was originally invented as a means of drying wet string.”

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    it’s been 6 years since my partner’s aunt posted a fb pic of two bugs very clearly having sex with the comment “they’re helping each other” and it still pays dividends as I show her this video and say “they’re helping each other”

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    This video is honestly a really interesting look at just how durable these things are built and why you see stories about Iranian missile hits but the jets still manage to return to base. These things are practically flying tanks. They’re not made of paper like you tend to imagine.

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      Yeah, the fact that they didn’t just disintegrate is incredible. And you can see the pilots ejecting after the collision.

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        If they weren’t so low I actually think they might’ve been able to fly away from this. There was no room for recovery at this height, if it was 10,000 feet though? I think at least one of them may have been able to rtb.

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          yeah, they were so low there was no chance to even attempt a recovery there

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      Very little relative speed I imagine. The jets were probably supposed to fly very close to each other in the same direction.

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    lol saw the clip, it’s surreal, like two EA-18G trying to mate in the air, Murica hell yeah!

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      My first thought was 2 eagles doing their death dive before mating. I’m honestly surprised all 4 managed to eject with the jets doing missionary position.

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        Looked like doggy to me

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    These laundry fires are getting out of hand.

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    Pete Kegseth, “Hurry, find a PoC or woman in the ground support staff, so I can blame this on DEI hires.”

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    sometimes they just do that

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    This is what happens when the military goes woke and gay jets try making out in the sky.

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    They can’t even fly straight lmao

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    Now that’s what I call an airshow

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    That’s a long name MHAFBGSAS

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    Some wild aerodynamics at play in that crash.

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      Looks pretty fake how the planes just float at one spot for a while.

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        They have these big engines that push air around

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    sicko-yes

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    Sumotori dreams vibe.

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