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I think it stayed right side up.Did it flip upside down after it hit?
I think its sad we lost an aircraft but whomever is releasing these videos should be keel hauled
Another... Can pilots tell us, was eject necessary here?
Memories of this Harrier. Definitely an eject!
YES! I hate to speculate but if you watch the clip there was smoke emitting from the aircraft during hover. To me it looks like the pilot was trying to troubleshoot an issue. It seems he decided to land and after the aircraft made contact to the ground something went incredibly wrong and he lost control of the aircraft. The F-35B has a lift fan that might have caused surges when this pilot was trying to shut things down.Another... Can pilots tell us, was eject necessary here?
... The test pilots flying these test flights are very well trained and know what they are doing.
Thanks, good info. Does it look repairable? Does an ejection cause a lot of cockpit damage that can result in a write-off?YES! I hate to speculate but if you watch the clip there was smoke emitting from the aircraft during hover. To me it looks like the pilot was trying to troubleshoot an issue. It seems he decided to land and after the aircraft made contact to the ground something went incredibly wrong and he lost control of the aircraft. The F-35B has a lift fan that might have caused surges when this pilot was trying to shut things down.
Again, I heard this was a production test flight, the aircraft had not been delivered to the government. The test pilots flying these test flights are very well trained and know what they are doing.
IMO it looks repairable. An ejection can do some damage to an airframe, I'm sure that there are repair procedures in the aircraft's MMs for ejection events.Thanks, good info. Does it look repairable? Does an ejection cause a lot of cockpit damage that can result in a write-off?