OT: Wanna go for a ride? (in an F/A-18)

[fringe_dweller]

The scene 2 is a killer (requires broadband connection) cant stop laughing :) I wouldnt normally post stuff I get in everyday emails but this is a cut above!
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/swf/blueangels/blueangels.swf

[Dennis]

Excellent - wow, what a guy! Looked quite nonplussed! Loved the pilot’s matter-of-fact commentary and Steve's replies! Would I do it – Nah?

Thanks!

Dennis

[Octane]

Absolutely insane.

Thanks for sharing that, Kearn.

Regards,
Humayun

[h0ughy]

wow, dive for the barf bag............ passes out imagine the pilots

[gaa_ian]

That is cool houghy !
I would love to do that, passing out or not !

[leon]

Great stuff,

You felt like you were in there with him, now that would be a buzz, ireckon i would pass out too. :whistle:

[JohnG]

Excellent, couldn't do that in an AS-350B

JohnG

[davidpretorius]

my ultimate dream!!

[ballaratdragons]

Come and find out if you like it.

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http://www.austjetadv.com/html/index.htm

[acropolite]

Fantastic, pulling high G's is scary stuff, passing out momentarily is nothing he can control, gutsy effort. Given a choice, I'd rather a ride in something of WW2 vintage.

[iceman]

That was awesome.

I thought he was gonna choke on his gum!

[vespine]

Yeah, that's definitely something! I would definitely have a shot. Not surprising they stick to hi-Gs. Hi-Gs can result in what you experience as a "black out", lack of blood flow to the brain. What you experience in low-Gs is called a "red out", excessive blood pressure in the brain, I find that a lot more disturbing, blood in the eyeballs and all that. ;)

[mickoking]

Went for a ride in a Hornet during my RAAF days doing some photography, Awsome :thumbsup: Let me tell you a Hasselblad is quite a handfull while pulling a few gee's.

[Astroman]

I keep getting an error message "Sorry: this content is only accessible from www.ajc.com or www.accessatlanta.com. " :(

[vespine]

I'm getting page can not be found now :( I saw it fine yesterday morning...