video of jet launching from under-water... possible???
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[This message has been edited by token ring (edited 16 November 2001).]
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The video is edited. From simple examination, the jet was super imposed on top of a cruise missile launch, probably a TLAM. You can see the nose of "aircraft" is rounder as it broke the surface, then it became sharper into the nose of an F-15.
Also, there appears to be no water trails and streaks from the wingtip as lifted off. The aircraft's initial boost, believed to be a rocket assisted take off, is actually the rocket boosters of a TLAM. The remaining flight path also resembles one of a launching TLAM. As you can see, there is also no rocket assisted take off equipment strapped on to the plane.
The yawing of the plane 3seconds after it was boosted into the air also looks suspicious.
My conclusion, its a hoax, but a very nicely made one. -
good observations
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I don't think its possible right now.... One really have to water tight the fighter and use some sort of a rocket system to propel the aircraft to a decent height sufficient for the aircraft to startup its engine(s). The aircraft will also needed to be naturally stabalised during the engine light up otherwise it will begin a spin (probably irrecovable). The spin will probably cause disturbed airflow for the engine to ignite anyway.
Firing a tomahawk is far different from firing an F-15 underwater....
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My the way... the footage took the launch of an Trident ICBM and superimpose and F-15 over the missile.
The F-15 does not produce so much "gas" even if the afterburner is lit. Furthermore, it will take quite a few seconds before the F100 can go afterburner.
It is also quite impossible for the F15 to do a vertical takeoff as shown in the footage.... not unless it is slung unto a booster rockets and launched like a space shuttle.... -
Correct, u need external rocket boosters for a rocket assisted take off. btw, how did you find out it was a trident ICBM??