A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the international airshow in Radom, killing the pilot.
Dude woke from the void just long enough to go "oh fuck!" and pull up. Damn.
Least it was quick?
That's not suppose to happen.
“Don’t do that”
Naive question, why wouldn't test-anythings be conducted much higher up to account for such erroneous potential?
Pretty sure they usually are. Training usually has a "hard deck" that they're supposed to treat as the ground, and if they go past it they "die". I wonder if this pilot blacked out mid maneuver
"die" is in quotes to indicate a figurative training/practice/simulation (read fake or test) death. --posting for anyone else who don't think too good (obvs me) and may need clarity Thank you for the explanation
Generally they end up flying low during the air show so they can be seen more easily. They would practice high yo start with and then bring the stunt lower and lower to get a better feel for how it would work lower to the ground consistent with what they will be doing at the airshow.
It is likely this was one of the ones that was the same or close to the altitude they would be doing the stunt at during the airshow.
Ahh, this explains everything. Merci snooggums!
RIP.
Yet another reason not to do airshows. Massive pollution, noise pollution, and waste of resources just for nationalist clout.
What a cool way to self delete. In the blaze of glory
Where the fuck is the warning? Where’s the NSFW tag or blur? I didn’t want to watch a video a person literally fucking dying. This is entertaining to you people? What the actual FUCK is wrong with this society. Fucking gross and messed up.
The post title ends with "...killing the pilot"
Some fediverse clients autoplay videos and gifs
Noted. F-16s are unsafe. Spread the word.
Very ignorant take. That was pilot error. Hell, F-16s have been around for 50 years now
Eh, I don't think governments should buy them anymore, maybe this was just a kill switch test? Who knows. Clearly not a safe bet any longer.