This pilot put too much faith in Mythbusters

lonewolfz28 · Post by **lonewolfz28** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:24 am

What happens when you taxi a little F-16 too closely behind a throttling up B-1? Watch and see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWoqa5nGmk

A couple of guys working in my shop just came from there and saw it happen. Guess he shouldn't have put too much faith in Mythbusters' show where they couldn't get the car to flip.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:49 am

Heh. Maybe cuz its a plane its easier to tip with teh wind in that situation?

Comtrad · Post by **Comtrad** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:06 am

Yeah, planes have these nifty little things on them that give them lift when fast moving air circulates underneath it. lol

A_old · Post by **A_old** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:09 am

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:45 pm

Damn that was a super boring video.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:49 pm

lonewolfz28 · Post by **lonewolfz28** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:25 am

Indy wrote:Did the guy taking the video even notice that the fighter had tipped?

Didn't seem to since he passed it by once following the first B-1 takeoff. He was probably using a little cellphone camera and concentrating more on keeping the B-1 centered and steady.

Heh. Maybe cuz its a plane its easier to tip with teh wind in that situation?

It was a jo...err...nevermind.

Damn that was a super boring video.

Sorry, guess it's more interesting when you've worked around them as long as I have.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:28 am

This is the first time in a long time it has been down for upgrades, it is not "down the most" by any stretch of the imagination

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