As a former Navy carrier right seater (A-6E Intruder Bombardier/Navigator),
I can subscribe to the notion that Navy Pilots are indeed #1. However,
having seen this video, and with my knowledge of aerodynamics, physics, and
carrier aviation, I have to conclude that the video is a fake. Anybody
remember the video a year or two ago of a one wing stunt plane landing
safely? It was a fake too. Amazing how fakes can be made. The F-35 is
likely a fabulous airplane, and Navy pilots are well trained, but I assert
that the video can't be real.
Cheers,
Rick Huber
64 BJ8 Phase I
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