Eurofighter Typhoon almost crashes
tags:pilot doing this demo routine was a bit overly enthusiastic and almost totaled the jet onto the runway. the power of the Eurofighter Typhoon is well demonstrated around 1:15, when the pilot barely pulls out of a potential disaster. with the G-force he was pulling, he truly must have had his pants full ... amazing video









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*sniff sniff, aww man *
Low flying planes experience something called the Ground Effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_in_aircraft) which basically means that when an aircraft is an altitude roughly the same as it's wing-span, the lift generated by the wings is increased. It's a well known aviation effect.
here's the same event filmed from the other side of the runway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwEAr5MtCbA
I'm just as happy working in a cubicle an answering to people that don't understand my job though.... really... I am. Right?