• Ken27238OP
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    22 years ago

    That was right after a 0.9 mach pass down the runway. she was like maybe 20ft off the ground.

    • BornVolcano
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      12 years ago

      You’re kidding me. A near vertical ascent?! This was TAKEOFF??

      God, the engineering for these things is an absolute marvel. And a takeoff just below the sound barrier, too…

      • Ken27238OP
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        22 years ago

        Yep full afterburner down the runway into an immediate vertical climb.

        • BornVolcano
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          12 years ago

          With almost any other type of plane that’s a straight-up death wish. The Lightning is something else…

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              2 years ago

              I need to look more into it, apparently!