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Flying in an Air Force F-16 | I PUKED 3 TIMES šŸ¤®

PopSciā€™s Rob Verger recently flew in an F-16 fighter jet with the Air Forceā€™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 himā€”he threw up three times during and after the flight. So in the weeks sinceā€¦

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PopSciā€™s Rob Verger recently flew in an F-16 fighter jet with the Air Forceā€™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 himā€”he threw up three times during and after the flight.

So in the weeks since he landed, Rob couldnā€™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

Cameras:
Canon EOS C100 ā€“
Canon EOS 5D Mark III ā€“

Additional equipment:
Canon EF50mm Lens ā€“
Canon Zoom Lens EF24-105mm ā€“
Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System ā€“
Sennheiser EW100ENG G3 Camera Wireless Mic Kit ā€“
Litepanels Astra E 1Ɨ1 Daylight LED Panel ā€“
Lowepro Magnum 650 AW Shoulder Bag ā€“
The North Face Base Camp Duffel ā€“

Music: APM Music

Special Thanks: U.S. Air Force, The Air Force Thunderbirds, Maj. Jason ā€œFlackā€ Markzon

Media: Department of Defense, NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, archive.org, Prelinger Archives, Looney Tunes (1943) Warner Bros.
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12 Comments

  1. Ivory

    August 1, 2019 at 10:40 am

    Wow! Thatā€™s insane! Now I have so much more respect for air shows! Thanks for sharing!

  2. JogBird

    August 1, 2019 at 10:59 am

    Fighter pilots need to be very physically fit

  3. Q T

    August 1, 2019 at 11:38 am

    jeez i donā€™t blame you for getting ur ass kicked lol

  4. Don't, Jimm

    August 1, 2019 at 11:45 am

    Wow!

  5. alex3261

    August 1, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    You got it right only in the end, as it is the motion sickness that makes you throw up, not the g force. The small sensors in the internal ear transmit to the brain information that is different from that coming from the eyes, and hereā€™s where the trouble starts. This is why there are air sickness bags in airliners, wgere the g forces are negligible. The only sensible g force influence is during the negative gā€™s, when the content of your stomach is being pushed up an can trigger vomiting.

  6. awesomesauce666

    August 2, 2019 at 1:01 am

    didnā€™t know that fighter pilots did butt clenches.

    • boonmouche

      August 4, 2019 at 11:19 pm

      Oh yes, a lot! Keeps you conscious which is a very useful thing.

    • marshmallowbudgie

      September 1, 2019 at 1:04 am

      Kegelingā€™s useful for so so many things

  7. Jeremy Reger

    August 4, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    I flew in an F15 and puked 3 times haha and pulled 8.2Gs šŸ˜‚

  8. Wagner Gitirana

    August 6, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    Oh man, you are lucky. I wished I would get this experience. If you would control your breath and body muscle, youā€™d never vomit. I want to go on this ride!!! :))

  9. j mcmann

    November 1, 2019 at 1:34 pm

    Consider its a 1970s design šŸ™‚

  10. j mcmann

    November 1, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    He forgot to mention with heavy G forces come ..hemorrhoids

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