PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A sub for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoDON'T THREATEN OUR PLANES (Centurii-chan)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·15 hours ago“the F-15 landed at twice the normal speed to maintain the necessary lift, and its tailhook was torn off completely during the landing.”
minus-squareDontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·15 hours agoI like this part even better: He added, “Only when McDonnell Douglas later went to analyze it, they said, OK, the F-15 has a very wide [lifting] body; you fly fast enough and you’re like a rocket. You don’t need wings.”
“the F-15 landed at twice the normal speed to maintain the necessary lift, and its tailhook was torn off completely during the landing.”
I like this part even better: