A friend, a Navy Test Pilot School graduate, commented on the PIO (Pilot Induced Oscillations) evident in several of the formation shots. Also notice in the segment when the two-ship pulls into a 45ยบ climb, and then rolls—the wingman loses it and the video cuts away.
Still, it looks like fun!
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• Dreamers
• One Way To Bring Down An Airliner (or not)
Here's [not*] what happens when a goose goes into a jet engine, as happened to US Airways Flight 1549 before it ditched in the Hudson. The video was taken during certification tests, and sent to me by a friend at the FAA.
*See comment below
Labels: certification, engine, jet, test pilot, trent, US Airways
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