c/noncredibledefense · by LOCKMART@sh.itjust.works · 1yWhat is the point at this point? "Umm well actually it's for aircraft carriers and such" YES and we have ramps and catapults for that. 155 points · 16 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Skua@kbin.earth · 27 pts · 1y
Counterpoint: I saw a harrier give a bow at an airshow once and it was awesome
Akasazh@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y
Great point. I didn't see it irl, but I saw True Lies and that scene is worth the entire r&d of the harrier
nuke@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 1y
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y
Excuse me, this seems to violate instance rules forbidding pornography.
Lupus@feddit.org · 16 pts · 1y
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 1y
The Harrier is a beauty and you know it.
Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
But they make Saints Row so much fun
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Can confirm, VTOL is neat.
osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org · 9 pts · 1y
synapse3252@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y
Areodynamics? I'm more into oreodynamics myself
Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
They had to buff missiles in GTA 5 so the VTOLs people paid real money for wouldn't get scraped by a jet stolen from the military base. Therefore bad.
Thanks for attending my ted talk.
jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Counterpoint: it’s cool
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Because there's always a region too far for helicopters and no landing strip for regular planes. In this twilight zone, weird things are invented.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
VTOL is a very neat VR game.
postall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
War for the Falklands looking at a pict like shit
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Let's see you try VTOL: