Originally Posted by
Bfah
Haven’t, neck issues been prevalent with carrier take off’s. I recall that the F35 had to either have it’s front leg/suspension changed or the actual launch ‘harshness’ had to be changed. There’s video’s of the pilots heads in the F35’s bobbing around just launch.
Yes sticking one's neck out to be a nasal radiator can be problematic when I guess you refer to catapult 'take off's'.
The approx. 6G lateral catapult of an A4G down the 100 foot track in less than two seconds was OK for one's head, stressed back on the headrest. You refer to the F-35C. Below is a link to a slow motion video of such a catapult launch BEFORE the changes made to alleviate the 'head bobbing down and up'. The issue was exacerbated by catapulting at low aircraft launch weights such as those during carrier qualification; however after the changes catapults are said to be tolerable. IIRC the issue was more about the 'head bobbing' effect on the HMDS becoming unreadable briefly. [Again any advertisements seen before/after this video are beneficial to gargle and not to me - these changes made by goggle long after the video was posted for free.]
First F-35C Catapult Instant One Eighth Slow Motion
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A gentle mill pond LIGHTNING FORCE F-35B launch:
F35B-launch.jpeg (1500×1000)
