Ted The pilot formerly known as Twin Engine Ted Joined Oct 9, 2007 Messages 29,943 Display Name Display name: iFlyNothing Sep 10, 2010 #1 A friend of mine sent me this. I'm thinking it's something out of a video game. What say you? I can't imagine that actually going so smoothly. Attachments f-35.wmv 497.6 KB · Views: 144
A friend of mine sent me this. I'm thinking it's something out of a video game. What say you? I can't imagine that actually going so smoothly.
EdFred Taxi to Parking Joined Feb 25, 2005 Messages 30,380 Location Michigan Display Name Display name: White Chocolate Sep 10, 2010 #2 I am gonna say fake.
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe Touchdown! Greaser! Joined Jun 7, 2008 Messages 15,717 Location DXO124009 Display Name Display name: Light and Sporty Guy Sep 10, 2010 #3 Fake but cool none the less (not related to video at top of this thread) Last edited: Sep 10, 2010
ScottM Taxi to Parking Joined Jul 19, 2005 Messages 42,529 Location Variable, but somewhere on earth Display Name Display name: iBazinga! Sep 10, 2010 #4 Very fake.
jsstevens Final Approach PoA Supporter Joined May 18, 2007 Messages 6,735 Display Name Display name: jsstevens Sep 10, 2010 #5 Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said: Fake but cool none the less Click to expand... Holy cow! That's great quality video. That really looks real. John
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said: Fake but cool none the less Click to expand... Holy cow! That's great quality video. That really looks real. John
F flygirl34q Ejection Handle Pulled Joined May 8, 2010 Messages 833 Display Name Display name: - Sep 10, 2010 #6 What a show-off! But, a fake show-off!
Pi1otguy Pattern Altitude Joined Oct 24, 2007 Messages 2,467 Location Fontana, CA Display Name Display name: Fox McCloud Sep 10, 2010 #7 The game is Battlefield 2. Let's just say the aircraft have some quirks.
Arbiter419 Cleared for Takeoff Joined Jul 6, 2008 Messages 1,200 Location Central Pennsylvania Display Name Display name: CAucker Sep 10, 2010 #8 Yup, BF2. Interesting handling properties.
Henning Taxi to Parking Gone West Joined Feb 26, 2005 Messages 39,463 Location Ft Lauderdale FL Display Name Display name: iHenning Sep 10, 2010 #9 Vectored thrust can make some interesting things happen IRL though. The maneuver may not necessarilly be impossible given enough thrust and an upward trajectory when you spun the nozzle.
Vectored thrust can make some interesting things happen IRL though. The maneuver may not necessarilly be impossible given enough thrust and an upward trajectory when you spun the nozzle.
CJones Final Approach Joined Mar 14, 2005 Messages 5,820 Location Jawjuh Display Name Display name: uHaveNoIdea Sep 10, 2010 #10 Saw the F-22's doing something very similar at OSH a few years ago (before they had an 'official' air show demo sequence to do).
Saw the F-22's doing something very similar at OSH a few years ago (before they had an 'official' air show demo sequence to do).
M Mtns2Skies Final Approach Joined Jul 12, 2008 Messages 5,630 Display Name Display name: Mtns2Skies Sep 18, 2010 #11 Yes that would be Battlefield 2 Modern combat for the computer :wink2:
D Dr. O Pattern Altitude Joined Sep 4, 2008 Messages 2,410 Location Hemlock, MI Display Name Display name: denny Sep 19, 2010 #12 Whether they can do that in real life is immaterial... NO Captain is going to allow that to happen over the deck of his carrier...
Whether they can do that in real life is immaterial... NO Captain is going to allow that to happen over the deck of his carrier...