Looks like you've caught them at an awkward moment if you ask me.
Fact of the Day: The F35 is fitted with a centrally mounted 8 barrel gatling gun that is hand cranked by the co-pilot when carrying out "Show of Force" strafing runs on people ignoring #SocialDistancing in #London during #COVID19 #lockdown
Photographed by a Canberra #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/O3Q7j0GtXu
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The hand crank actually rotates the aircraft around the 8 barrels....
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While the pilot maintains an anticlockwise roll to counteract this, at 15G! It takes 20 years of intensive training to master this highly difficult manoeuvre. Flt. Lt. J.B "Dizzy" Gillespie could sustain this for a full 30 minutes.
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Sexual dimorphism also applies to Aircaft as well.
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Joking aside, I have to say that that is a fantastic photo.
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Nice to see the
@RAF_Luton Singers supporting you on the “Show of Force” message...https://youtu.be/TrE273GSlNwThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It’s about time the F35 were used in the fight against covid
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It’s also fitted with a large tannoy with which the copilot can make public warning announcements and “brrrrrtttttt” noises as a warning...
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When it goes inverted do they have to crank it the opposite way ?pic.twitter.com/x18duk77lf
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Only when they’re going backwards.
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