Popular Science | Flying in an Air Force F-16 | I PUKED 3 TIMES 🤮 @popularscience | Uploaded August 2019 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
PopSci's Rob Verger recently flew in an F-16 fighter jet with the Air Force’s elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds. And though he was grateful for the chance to take to the skies with them, it did not go well for him—he threw up three times during and after the flight.
So in the weeks since he landed, Rob couldn't help but wonder: why did the flight kick his butt so hard, while professional pilots seem to have no problems enduring all the forces of the jet?
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Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman
Narrator/Researcher: Rob Verger
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Music: APM Music
Special Thanks: U.S. Air Force, The Air Force Thunderbirds, Maj. Jason “Flack” Markzon
Media: Department of Defense, NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, archive.org, Prelinger Archives, Looney Tunes (1943) Warner Bros.
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PopSci's Rob Verger recently flew in an F-16 fighter jet with the Air Force’s elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds. And though he was grateful for the chance to take to the skies with them, it did not go well for him—he threw up three times during and after the flight.
So in the weeks since he landed, Rob couldn't help but wonder: why did the flight kick his butt so hard, while professional pilots seem to have no problems enduring all the forces of the jet?
Learn more: popsci.com/air-force-thunderbirds-ride-f-16-fighter-jet/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman
Narrator/Researcher: Rob Verger
Cameras:
Canon EOS C100 - amzn.to/2M6RVej
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - amzn.to/2WpqRuC
Additional equipment:
Canon EF50mm Lens - amzn.to/2VZHdKY
Canon Zoom Lens EF24-105mm - amzn.to/2HALQ5F
Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System - amzn.to/30JxjMs
Sennheiser EW100ENG G3 Camera Wireless Mic Kit - amzn.to/30GRXN0
Litepanels Astra E 1x1 Daylight LED Panel - amzn.to/2K0ptIk
Lowepro Magnum 650 AW Shoulder Bag - amzn.to/2Wg8DMf
The North Face Base Camp Duffel - amzn.to/2wjQbUe
Music: APM Music
Special Thanks: U.S. Air Force, The Air Force Thunderbirds, Maj. Jason “Flack” Markzon
Media: Department of Defense, NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, archive.org, Prelinger Archives, Looney Tunes (1943) Warner Bros.
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