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| Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude |
| 2018-03-02 |
| [TheDrive] Russia and its lineup of thrust vectoring fighters‐namely modern Flanker derivatives like the Su-35‐have certainly stolen the show when it comes to displaying extreme slow-speed maneuverability and other post-stall aerobatic feats. But the F-22, with its high thrust-to-weight ratio, huge control surfaces, and especially its two-dimensional thrust vectoring, can holds its own in this regard as well. Case in point, this pretty damn amazing clip of an F-22 executing a big belly-first somersault at altitude. The jet seems to defy physics as its nose quickly changes from pointing one direction to the other. Check out the vid. As someone who has done aerobatic flying, all I can say is "wow." |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #6 Guess Maverick is back at TopGun. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-02 10:56 |
| #5 Video HERE. |
| Posted by: Crinens McGurque2718 2018-03-02 10:22 |
| #4 There is a longer clip at the bottom. |
| Posted by: KBK 2018-03-02 10:14 |
| #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 |
| #2 How many Gs is the body taking at that? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-03-02 08:38 |
| #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 |