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10-17-2018, 07:50 AM | #1 |
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Stealth Bombers have my vote.
Doing a Fire Prevention week with kindergardeners Monday with our ladder truck I had the pleasure of seeing a Stealth Bomber fly over really low and slow. Their home base is about 120 miles west of me. It's amazing that that thing can stay in the air. Made my day.
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10-17-2018, 03:58 PM | #2 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
They are pretty impressive!
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10-17-2018, 06:25 PM | #3 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
As a former AF B-52 mechanic, I still have a soft spot for those old things. Hard to believe the Govt chopped up dozens of them as they were all still mostly in great flying condition. There are still a few around.
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10-20-2018, 02:24 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
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Remove logic and it makes more sense... Oh, almost forgot, love the stealth bomber. |
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10-20-2018, 07:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
My shop is in direct path with the main runway at the airport. And we have an Air Guard unit here. We frequently get old bombers doing maneuvers overhead. It's a real show and work come to a screeching halt when they do. The sound of those old engines is unmistakable
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10-20-2018, 10:36 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
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The B-52 has been retained and several years ago slated for upgrades to keep it going for a long time to come. It first flew in 1952. Last edited by In The Ten Ring; 10-20-2018 at 10:42 AM. |
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10-20-2018, 11:42 AM | #7 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
I’m not ex Air Force but I am fascinated with military planes. We have C130s fly over daily but on one occasion some years ago my son and I were sitting in front of the shop tearing a trans down. Being used to the sounds of C130s flying over we rarely looked up but I noticed a different sound approaching. I looked over my shoulder and saw two bombers in line coming over almost tree top high and with landing lights on. Holy crap! WTH? That was a thrill.
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10-20-2018, 11:56 AM | #8 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
Talking about flights this site lets you see all the current in flight aircraft and type altitude, destination ,speed ...shows how many incoming flights in real time .
https://www.flightradar24.com/SWR2GN/1e4722ab here's another on weather https://www.windy.com/?36.050,-83.923,5
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10-20-2018, 02:06 PM | #9 |
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Re: Stealth Bombers have my vote.
At the 1999 Cherry Point, NC Marine air show I was buzzed so low by an F/A 18 Hornet it blew my baseball cap off. I loved it.
A few years ago an F 15/F/A18 (something with twin vertical stabilizers) flew so low down the Camp Creek I-77 valley it could be considered "buzzing." Fortunately I was driving through there right then and could enjoy it. In 2010 I made three skydives from the airplane pictured below on what is called "a boogie." (Skydiver term for a big jump day). At the end of the day the pilot headed back to his home airport but was nice enough to buzz the cookout area at about 20 feet. We all cheered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAC_P-750_XSTOL |
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