Fighter that SHOT ITSELF DOWN with its own gun: The Grumman F-11 Tiger story

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On September 21, 1956, during the test flight of the new F-11 "Tiger" navy fighter, an unparalleled incident in the history of military aviation occurred in the sky - the plane shot itself down with its own guns. As it turned out, there was no magic or mystery there, the cause was simple - basic laws of physics.

Chapters:
00:00 - F-11 138620 crash
02:51 - Cats
04:10 - Roar of the tiger
05:40 - Like a vacuum cleaner
08:40 - To bite the tail

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