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Beautiful F-18 low altitude canyon run HD
Low altitude canyon runs in a F-18 through Northern California and Oregon. (www.youtube.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What gets me is seeing the river and the canyon parallel to the angle of flight in the rear-view mirror!
Cannot help but to wonder...what if a Bird)s) strike would be a problem at this speed and altitude.
Rolling inverted before diving down does not do much for the stress on the airplane. However, the pilot can take more G's if being pressed into the seat then being pushed out of it. Also, the roll before the dive allows the pilot to keep the area he will soon be travelling through (or the target) in view during the maneuver. Airplanes can generally take more positive G's than negative G's. The roll before the pull makes the maneuver a positive G load where a push would make it a negative G maneuver.
Jealous.
Whew that river run was something else. I swear I could count the needles on that pine tree....How his vstab didn't trim it is beyond me. Great flying!
Great flying, but, tough to spot the deer at that speed...........?
How I miss turning tax dollars into noise. Great flying!