Before the F-35...

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 11/19/2018 at 19:16 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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...there was the AV-8B. Like the F-35, most of the time it did what was asked of it, but other times it was just as happy not flying or  actively trying to kill its pilots.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 19:35

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actively trying to kill its pilots.

A for effort.

Quadradeuce > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 19:36

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1/3 of them were written off in accidents.  Yikes.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 11/19/2018 at 19:49

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No thing but the finest ejection seats.

user314 > ttyymmnn 11/19/2018 at 19:59

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 Ran when parked, some water damage. No tire kickers, I know what I have! 

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 20:16

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Zero - zero - negative zero

phenotyp > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 20:36

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/r/therewasanattempt

Ash78, voting early and often > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 20:43

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In the USMC, trying to kill the people on board is a quirk, maybe even a feature.

That’s a compliment, you crazy jarheads. Thank you for all you do, 99% of which I would never do.

/Doug DeMooorah!

Clown Shoe Pilot > f86sabre 11/19/2018 at 22:53

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I wonder how many folks in the Martin-Baker tie club got in from bailing out of one of these. Brits only of course, the US version used a Stencel seat.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Quadradeuce 11/20/2018 at 14:48

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Thats worse than Ford Mustangs!