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| MIG-29 fireball |
| 2017-07-15 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Some hot shots select "gear up" during taxi and the takeoff roll. relying upon the squat switch to keep the tires rolling until rotation. This allows a "cooler" looking takeoff and (depending upon the aircraft and airspeed) minimizes drag -> enhanced climb. Sometimes, however, a rotation will hiccup (runway surface, wind vector shift, etc.), allowing an aircraft so programmed to settle back on the runway sans "down and locked" with spectacular optics. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-07-15 17:42 |
| #1 Looking close, the landing gear didn't collapse, it retracted, the pilot may have hit the gear button a tax early...... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-07-15 11:12 |