Monday, August 31, 2009

Now that's low flying!


The man standing beneath this US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet (not an F/A-18 Hornet, as the video title claims) is lucky to be alive! He didn't flinch as the aircraft flashed over him . . . but if that pilot had been only five or six feet out in his height estimation, he wouldn't have had a head left on his shoulders!









Peter
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6 comments:

  1. DirkSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    The guy in the video didn't flinch, but the cameraman sure did! :)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    It's not a Harrier, either. It's a Mirage F1 (smaller intakes, less anhedral on the wings, refueling probe on the right in front of the cockpit instead of on the left beside it).

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  3. SeceshSeptember 1, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    I can see doing it once, but THREE times?!!:>)

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  4. StanSeptember 1, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    That man has balls of pure Titanium.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Dang! Still, could have improved it by looking up as the plane went over.

    Archie

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  6. NoonsSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    Holy moo!
    That is one cool customer.

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