• 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…

          • BornVolcano
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            2 years ago

            I need to look more into it, apparently!