F-35C Sinks To Just Above The Waves After Taking A Low-Power Catapult Shot (Video)

Business Insider/Military Times: Watch an F-35 nearly plummet into the ocean during a test launch from an aircraft carrier

* Video shared on Instagram shows a hair-raising test of the carrier-variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
* One of the stealth jets can be seen launching from a carrier and taking a dramatic dip toward the ocean in what was likely a test to see the minimum power needed to take off.

Eighties pop musician and lion mane hair connoisseur Paul Engemann once instructed listeners to "Push it to the limit, walk along the razor's edge. But don't look down, just keep your head, or you'll be finished."

And while the words were originally penned to coincide with Tony Montana's relentless pursuit of a South Florida cocaine empire, their sentiment is no less applicable to a couple harrowing videos of a recent Navy F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test flight.

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Update: Code Brown As This F-35C Sinks To Just Above The Waves After Taking A Low-Power Catapult Shot (Warzone/The Drive)

WNU Editor:  These pilots are not paid enough to do this.

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