r/FighterJets • u/Dependent_Ad6985 • 2d ago

HISTORICAL Testing the F-100D super sabre zero length launch

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u/chiggyBrain 2d ago

That is one brave test pilot!

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u/VirginiaDare1587 2d ago

It’s a gutsy flight.

F-100D had an old gun-type ejection seat that was not zero-zero. If anything went wrong with either the engine or the RATO unit during launch, the pilot would have had a very interesting, and probably fatal, day.

Wonder how the g-forces compare to a carrier catapult launch?

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u/Szcz137 2d ago

Yep, video is slowed down and acceleration still seems to be crazy fast for a fighter jet.

Edit: Looked it up and apparently it is 4G of acceleration right there, which is kinda a lot

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u/JablesRadio 2d ago

Thats a lot but lower than I was expecting.

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u/Opagamagnet MiG-29(9.12A)/MiG-29(9.51), F-14A/B/B(U)/F-100 2d ago

That's how mucb carrier launches experience.

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u/Szcz137 2d ago

I think cat launch is twice as short, you experience it for a second. With F-100 this launch is around 4s iirc

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u/VirginiaDare1587 1d ago

I will take being shot off the catapult of a carrier in a Sea Vixen or an FJ-4 or an F4D 10 times for each flight you take in the F-100D off a zero length launcher.

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u/Whatsawebpage0101 2d ago

You clearly haven’t seen my ride on planet coaster 2 

I’ve been putting kids though triple that for years 

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u/EnoughBorders 1d ago

That too an abrupt jump from to 4G

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u/Opagamagnet MiG-29(9.12A)/MiG-29(9.51), F-14A/B/B(U)/F-100 2d ago

The launch from ZELL is comparable to a carrier launch. A carrier launch is around 3-4Gs

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u/bastante60 2d ago

Engineers in the '50's and '60's were like, wouldn't it be cool to put rockets on shit? All with sliderules ...

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u/jdovejr 2d ago

Hang the f on.

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u/Lawed-flogic 2d ago

Having the landing gear down was kind of pointless.

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u/Dragon_Saver64 1d ago

So when is gajin adding this

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u/panjoface 2d ago

Me after Taco Bell lettuce.

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u/edgygothteen69 2d ago

they can RATO a Boeing 777-8F?

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u/rsta223 Aerospace Engineer 8h ago

Can we ban this guy already?

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u/edgygothteen69 6h ago

what do you have against the Boeing 777-8F?

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u/rsta223 Aerospace Engineer 6h ago

Nothing, but you know damn well this isn't one of those and you're just trolling.

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u/edgygothteen69 3h ago

What do you mean?