Comments for "Remote Controlled F-117 Crashes" Video at VideoSift.com

By dr20

dr20 (http://www.videosift.com/member/dr20) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:09:08 -0700

Very nice model, but ah ... the design of the Stealth is inherently unstable. I assume they took that into account when they built it

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:31:27 -0700

That was what I though when I saw the video. The F-117 requires IIRC 3 flight computers to make it flyable.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:07:49 -0700

wow i cannot believe they didn't think of that.

such a sad noise from the crowd

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:25:17 -0700

*save

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:25:18 -0700

Saving this video from the discard pile and sending it back to the queue for one more try; last queued Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 9:30pm PDT - save requested by deathcow.

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:03:38 -0700

If you notice that at 1:06 something falls off which makes it go all wonkey and the guy crashes it trying to land. It did seem to be flying pretty good up until then.

By garsh

garsh (http://www.videosift.com/member/garsh) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:01:59 -0700

It looks to me like it lost one of the two tail rudders.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:12:37 -0700

^ i saw different... it was unstable all the time, because look at it, that shape is not meant to fly... then they flew it towards all the people for some reason (probably in the vain hope that it might land) then they deliberately "ditch it" before people get killed.

edit, post appeared in the wrong order. yeah looks like maybe a control broke a bit but anyway i would be surprised if that shape could fly. is this the first flight of the only one in the world?

By ant

ant (http://www.videosift.com/member/ant) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:24:48 -0700

No explosions?

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:11:02 -0700

That's why I'll never understand fly by wire. You have a 'Divide by 0' error at 30,000 feet, you're done.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:37:33 -0700

but if you can't manoeuvre as fast as the other guy, or hide from radar, you're also done.

i mean, rifles jam sometimes and people die, but you are still better off with a rifle than a bow and arrow.

By phelixian

phelixian (http://www.videosift.com/member/phelixian) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:51:12 -0700

Too bad that right tail fin failed, i bet he put many many hours into making that. Good on him for ditching it, but that must have hurt.

By Chaucer

Chaucer (http://www.videosift.com/member/Chaucer) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:21:33 -0700

if you look at the first flyby, there's something hanging from the bottom of the plane that shouldnt be there. Then you can see the part(s) fly off and that's when the plane starts to fly poorly.

By kulpims

kulpims (http://www.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:46:41 -0700

*wings

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:46:41 -0700

Adding video to channels (Wings) - requested by kulpims.