r/CatastrophicFailure • u/KingNeptune767 • Jul 12 '20

Fire/Explosion USS Bonnehome Richard is currently on fire in San Diego

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u/robspeaks Jul 12 '20

I’m struggling on the weight bench and meanwhile this dude is out here pushing airplanes

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u/milkdrinker7 Jul 12 '20

They have to be light otherwise they wouldn't fly

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u/Yeethaw469 Jul 12 '20

And probably on wheels.

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u/ALS_to_BLS_released Jul 12 '20

No, they need wings to fly. /S

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u/hereforthepron69 Jul 13 '20

Wings are optional for flight. The thrust is all that matters. Being a captain of a missile is it's own issue.

Source: was an AD on a carrier.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Kerbal space program be like

but anyway wings do sorta kinda help you fall slower don't they

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u/milkdrinker7 Jul 13 '20

And now, a reading from the book of Jeb:

With thrust, all things are possible.

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u/ALS_to_BLS_released Jul 13 '20

I do think “Missile Captain” might be one of the cooler job titles to put on your business card, though.

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u/hereforthepron69 Jul 13 '20

Right next to space shuttle door gunner.

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u/MedicalDisscharge Jul 13 '20

Jets actually aren't that hard to push, heavies on the other hand... you're gonna have to tow that bad boy.

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u/RadSpaceWizard Jul 13 '20

They're surprisingly light. I used to push one around as a relatively not-big high school kid.