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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I'm seeing what you're seeing in that image.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure it's and f-14 launching off of a carrier, but the image is zoomed in so you only see a tiny portion of the deck obscured by the smoke. The orange glow is the jets on the back, and it's taken at an angle which makes the tail fins stick out weirdly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think it might be an f/a-18 actually, vertical stabilisers are more slanted in a V and the engines are closer together than on an f-14

EDIT: found the original image

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hmm okay, I see. I still think it looks weird but at least I get what you're saying now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The tail fins also move, and would be angled for takeoff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It's possibly an f/a-18, the tail looks like a V and the engines are closer together like in the picture.