Heart-pounding F-16 display as it zooms over car with blazing speed
- This footage reveals the impact the sheer power of the F-16 has on the ground
- As the F-16 flies over a road it throws up a huge dust cloud beneath
- It envelops a car in the blink of an eye
Published on Apr 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 22, 2024 at 4:37 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
You might have seen it soar through the sky and even perform aerial acrobatics, but this footage reveals the impact the sheer power of the F-16 has on the ground.
As the F-16 flies over a road at thrilling speed, it sends up a huge dust cloud beneath.
However, while the F-16 is gone in the blink of an eye, a car is caught up in the chaos.
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Left in the wake of the F-16, the intense pressure resulting from the military plane’s speed sends up a dust cloud on either side of the car, which appears to engulf it entirely.
It almost looks as if a bomb has been dropped on the ground below.
Originally posted by the @usairforce Instagram account, commenters were quick to rush in with their varying takes.
“Imagine having the car windows down,” one quipped.
“Perfect technique to sweep my drive,” said a second.
“Just came from the carwash too,” a third joked.
F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known as the F-16 Viper, is still being used by the US Air Force and Navy.
It can often be seen doing aerial stunts, like this one at the Myrtle Beach Airshow in South Carolina.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics.
However, General Dynamics then sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation.
After a merger in 1995, the company has been known as Lockheed Martin.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon was designed as a low-cost, lightweight fighter that could outmaneuver its rivals.
The aircraft that eventually became known as the F-16 took its first flight 50 years ago in January 1974.
Despite its old age, the aircraft boasts a modernized radar, electronic warfare upgrades, and cockpit displays.
The F-16 is a single-engine fighter jet with a max speed of Mach 2.
Watching this iconic aircraft take off with afterburners active displays power like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Work is ongoing to modify six F-16s for autonomous testing and explore the possibilities of AI in the cockpit.
Their goal is to develop autonomous aircraft that can support human-piloted jets.
The US Air Force plans to invest billions of dollars in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin is behind several other iconic fighter jets, including the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor.
The company is currently believed to be working on a top-secret unmanned hypersonic aircraft, the SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird‘ with over Mach 6 speed.
Now that really is fast.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
