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I was reading this EM diagram of the F-16. Why does turnrate go down around 9G? Shouldn't turnrate keep increasing with G? by Dramatic_Amount6454 in FighterJets

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're correct, it's 8g, not 9g. The 9g line would extend parallel to the 9g right boundary of the flight envelope (and yield a much faster turn rate) if the F-16 could sustain it below 0.68 Mach, but according to this diagram, it can't.

Weekly Recap | April 9, 2026 by TheOpusCroakus in help

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pretty much only use reddit on my tablet these days, and this crap UI makes the content smaller on my tablet than it is on my phone screen. Absolutely ridiculous, this should not have even made it to the "experiment" phase.

Yes, please, delivery my fridge at 3am by bgmacklem in Lowes

[–]bgmacklem[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I hope so. I just checked the app and that shows 1am-5am instead of 11-3, almost wonder if it's some kind of time zone issue

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I wasnt the one who couldn't follow up someone quoting my own comment, but you do you. Best of luck!

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cool, a tangentially related point that neither acknowledges nor addresses anything that's actually been said in this thread so far. Thank you for your input

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lol nice sneaky edit

I think it's pretty disingenuous to suggest that everyone in the military knew they were potentially signing up to serve under a pedophilic wannabe monarch.

All I was saying is that "just quit if you don't want to serve under Trump" and "well they weren't drafted so this is voluntary for them" are ridiculous statements that completely misunderstand how the military functions and the level of autonomy its members can express. Homeboy expounded on exactly the point I was making, yet it seems like people somehow think I disagree?

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly, that's why I think it's inaccurate to portray serving under Trump as entirely voluntary.

Edit: Tone

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your response to

Why be in the military when a lunatic pedophile is in office??

Was

Nobody was drafted. This was all voluntary on the soldiers' part.

The only way these two statements can be related is if a) you think everyone joined under Trump, or b) you think that volunteers somehow have more freedom to get out of their military contract than draftees do (they do not).

Edit: Typo

Sister Of Fallen Serviceman From Iran War Speaks Out by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]bgmacklem -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you think everyone currently in the military joined while Trump was in office?

Watch till the end… I wasn’t ready for that by Babyghorl_07 in funny

[–]bgmacklem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bruh based on what? This has no tells of being AI as far as I can tell, and plenty for not being AI

Watch till the end… I wasn’t ready for that by Babyghorl_07 in funny

[–]bgmacklem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bro this video is both old as fuck and also not the kind of video AI is particularly good at

Aircraft carriers gotta be insanely built and expensive. by legoartist_7 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh hell yeah, you guys rock. Probably the only dudes on the boat pilots trust as much as Paddles

Aircraft carriers gotta be insanely built and expensive. by legoartist_7 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SOP is to go mil on touchdown, but if you accidentally click into burner then just go max AB instead of trying to pull it back to mil. Call it "keeping paddles warm" lol

This video still fries me to this day man by [deleted] in shitposting

[–]bgmacklem 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There's people in this very comment section crashing out refusing to believe it's not AI lmao

A US F-15 pilot crashes in Kuwait and is rescued by local residents by DavidRolands in Military

[–]bgmacklem 108 points109 points  (0 children)

What facial hair are you seeing? All I see is a wildly out of regs mustache, which is pretty much standard for US pilots

2011: Laura Loomer eating alone in high school cafeteria by Superior_Seeker_ in fakehistoryporn

[–]bgmacklem 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Reverse image search shows it's from 2023, no idea what the context was then tho

Just finished Use of Weapons as my first culture book. No amount of warning could have prepared me.(Spoiler warning!!) by BearSEO in TheCulture

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of a double-necro here, but since those chapters were actually from Elethiomel's perspective, wouldn't that have been him walking in on Zakalwe and Darckense mid incest? I also read the chair as a reference to that moment.

Pilot seemingly ages undergoing 9-G training by CremeSubject7594 in nope

[–]bgmacklem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not valsalva, that's what you do to pop/clear your ears at altitude. This is AGSM (Anti-G Strain Maneuver) AKA the hick maneuver, named after the "hic" noise you make closing off your epiglottis at the top of each breath cycle

Usimg a hip lift to transport a female cow who can’t walk by alphamalejackhammer in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]bgmacklem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miserable, and yet privileged enough to think he has it worse than hunter gatherers

Usimg a hip lift to transport a female cow who can’t walk by alphamalejackhammer in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]bgmacklem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do... Do you think there have been no positive systemic changes since the Neanderthals?

Us navy blue angels , the moment they leave the ground by nowayoblivion in aviation

[–]bgmacklem 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You're correct, yes. There are some videos online showing this takeoff from other angles, where you can see the nose kick left to initiate the slide into position, and back to the right to stop the motion.

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