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2018-03-02 Science & Technology

Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The clip is awesome. The reason they give for its necessity is concerning.

Why can't the missile be fired at something off the centerline?

Posted by AlanC 2018-03-02 08:01|| 2018-03-02 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 How many Gs is the body taking at that?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-03-02 08:38|| 2018-03-02 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like it pivots at the cockpit; probably more an interesting z-g experience. AS, your input?

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-03-02 09:57|| 2018-03-02 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 There is a longer clip at the bottom.

Posted by KBK 2018-03-02 10:14|| 2018-03-02 10:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Video HERE.

Posted by Crinens McGurque2718 2018-03-02 10:22|| 2018-03-02 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Guess Maverick is back at TopGun.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-02 10:56|| 2018-03-02 10:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually this was a spontaneous maneuver caused by the fly by wire computer rebooting after a Windows 10 update.

Some of the comments and gifs on the discussion of the video are priceless.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-03-02 11:10|| 2018-03-02 11:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Combat Pilots were saying this plane is the real deal and had no idea why the program was scrubbed

Posted by newc 2018-03-02 14:32|| 2018-03-02 14:32|| Front Page Top

#9 My@#3: My take is that the plane of rotation is a little aft of the cockpit. ZG most of the way around, but the last few degrees appear to be 'roid squishers.

The timing of the vector/power must be amazing and done, in this vid, by a real pro! Makes my Split-S' appear rather pedestrian.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-03-02 19:44|| 2018-03-02 19:44|| Front Page Top

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