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jtuck004

(15,882 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2014, 03:40 PM Jun 2014

Marine Lands Jet Vertically Without Nose Gear [View all]

It's not political (other than our endless warring) but the skills are cool...he takes off, realizes there is a problem with the nose gear, so they pull out a special stool and he lands the jet's nose on it. On a moving ship.

That is what is called an appropriate mix of luck and skill. A lot of skill.

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Marine Lands Jet Vertically Without Nose Gear [View all] jtuck004 Jun 2014 OP

Holy Crap....nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #1

Really impressive ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #2

"I feel great when I can parallel park, and this guy can do that" Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #3

wow Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #4

Landing a Harrier is not easy to begin with... Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #5

WOWZERS Tetris_Iguana Jun 2014 #6

I did that once when I was seven. progressoid Jun 2014 #7

he better know how to fucking fly. heaven05 Jun 2014 #8

Jets can vertical land? That's news to me. nt valerief Jun 2014 #9

Doing the best I can to fill in the gaps in the noosphere. <lol> n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #10

Harriers can. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #11

geez.....I am overwhelmed...this is so awesome...thank you so much our hero... CTyankee Jun 2014 #12