"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/05/2019 at 10:52 • Filed to: wingspan
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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USAF Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, the first dedicated F-35A demo pilot, puts the Lightning II through it’s paces over Miami Beach during the Hyundai Air & Sea Show May 26, 2019.
It’s interesting to watch the control surfaces moving on the jet as Capt. Olson moves the F-35's side stick with his right hand and works the throttle with his left. At 4:04, he reaches across and holds the stick with both hands, but it’s unclear why. The demo is part of a full-court press by the Air Force to improve the image of the most expensive aircraft ever procured by the US military. The Aviationist has a good piece about the PR campaign.
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Back in January, during preparation for the show season, Capt. Olson pulled off this impressive “falling leaf” maneuver in his F-35A. This is a great demonstration of the power coming from the single Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan, which can provide up to 45,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner. Who needs thrust vectoring?
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facw
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:01 |
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Who needs thrust vectoring?
The F-35B?
HammerheadFistpunch
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:04 |
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I wonder if the double hand on stick was to hold his hand steady from lateral g
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ttyymmnn
> facw
06/05/2019 at 11:05 |
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For takeoff, sure, but can they use it in flight?
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ttyymmnn
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/05/2019 at 11:07 |
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Olson said in the Aviationist piece that the F-35 has more movement in the stick than the F-16, and it’s my understanding that the F-16 has very little. In fact, I talked to an F-16 pilot who said that the fist Falcons had no movement at all, and it was just done through pressure sensors. But the pilots asked that at least a little movement be added. So yeah, maybe he does need to steady his hand,
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facw
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:11 |
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I don’t believe so, I think it’s locked in place except for takeoff/landing.
TRivet
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:32 |
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At 4:04, he reaches across and holds the stick with both hands, but it’s unclear why
He wasn’t using both hands on the flight control - he was adjusting the camera angle.
As soon as his left hand moves to the right side, the camera pans to the front, then pans back to the cockpit where we see him move his left hand back. He used his “throttle” hand to control the camera while maintaini ng flight control with his right.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:33 |
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i could have done without the EDM soundtrack
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ttyymmnn
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
06/05/2019 at 11:34 |
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Agreed. I’d rather just hear the jet.
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ttyymmnn
> TRivet
06/05/2019 at 11:34 |
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Interesting. I think you may be right. Thanks.
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ttyymmnn
> TRivet
06/05/2019 at 11:36 |
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Although there are some other camera movements where he does not cross his left hand over.
Tekamul
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 11:54 |
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Would you? Boy have I got a deal for you!
I heard 4 of these take off and fly over last week. Couldn’t continue a conversation with somebody next to me on the sidewalk , even though the strip is miles away.
1 600 houses 1 town over added to the high noise zone due to the volume increase from these over the F16s. I know exactly where they can focus the 45,000 pounds of thrust.
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ttyymmnn
> Tekamul
06/05/2019 at 12:00 |
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I have only seen the F-35 fly once, and that was some years ago as they arrived at Dyess AFB for a show that I wasn’t able to attend. They didn’t seem all that loud, but they weren’t in AB . The loudest jet I have ever heard, and this was again at Dyess, was a visiting Marine Corps EA-6B that spooled up at the end of the runway and took off in full AB.
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> Tekamul
06/05/2019 at 12:30 |
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My friend and I were walking into a building for lunch a few years ago when one of the A-variants from the neighboring base buzzed us en route to an air show . Boy, that was loud!
Tristan
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 12:44 |
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Try a B-1 with a full bomb load... Not only are the 4 F-101 engines LOUD, it’s also heavy and slow to get up to speed, so the noise hangs around longer.
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TRivet
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2019 at 12:50 |
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I believe t he camera control (or more specifically, ONE of the camera controls) is “on” the flight control lever, usually operated by thumb/finger. Most likely he reached over with his left hand at 4:04 because he was in maneuver that made it necessary to keep a tight grip on the right stick.
Awesome video BTW!
Thomas Donohue
> TRivet
06/05/2019 at 15:32 |
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$85 million and it doesn’t have 360 degrees of camera coverage? Just one dashcam with a manual remote control ?
C.P.