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

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Watch my exclusive video about the Soviet "Ghost Plane" Incident: https://nebula.tv/videos/paperskies-when-the-soviet-an12-flew-with-an-unconscious-crew Get Nebula using my link for *40% off an annual subscription* : https://go.nebula.tv/paperskies Watch More Paper Skies Videos & Support The Channel: https://nebula.tv/paperskies Support NEW EPISODES on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaperSkies 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 Watch NEXT: The pilot who accidentally flew across the ocean https://youtu.be/KjL8gXcOWSU Paper Skies - the channel with amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. Click to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmEz-Q8w4meSGoQdd-cQBw/?sub_confirmation=1 Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/ AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. #aviation #history #skies