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5 new F/A-22 Raptors land at base
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Posted on 01/08/2005 5:48:14 PM PST by iso
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To: pbrown
81
posted on
01/08/2005 7:30:29 PM PST
by
null and void
(I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
To: jch10
They must train over the Gulf of Mexico.All the bases along the coast train out over the Gulf, unless they're dropping stuff on Eglin. Locals are understanding about the bombs on the range, but prefer the window rattling sonic booms are done over the Gulf. :)
To: pbrown; null and void
And the current plan is to replace it with the JSF.
83
posted on
01/08/2005 7:36:25 PM PST
by
ProudVet77
(If it's Saturday, I'm sailing!)
To: ProudVet77
84
posted on
01/08/2005 7:39:08 PM PST
by
Raffus
(Thanks to all Veterans for their service to our Country.)
To: Gunslingr3
I am accustomed to seeing the other fighters overhead, usually in twos or threes.....just curious as to why I haven't seen the F/A-22's.
85
posted on
01/08/2005 7:44:38 PM PST
by
jch10
To: connectthedots
Why is a general being trained to fly this plane, besides ego gratification? I knew someone would take that slant on it. Some people don't like ordering others to do what they could not do. Jumper is by all reports a very good pilot.
86
posted on
01/08/2005 7:44:40 PM PST
by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
To: okie01
My goes to
ME262
F14
P51
In that order
87
posted on
01/08/2005 7:45:44 PM PST
by
redangus
To: Paul_Denton
Hope we don't get another a-hole who gives away the technology.
88
posted on
01/08/2005 7:45:54 PM PST
by
johnb838
(To Hell They Will Go. Killmore.)
To: zarf
The F-16 and the B-1 are still the sexiest planes in the airStealth is sexy.
89
posted on
01/08/2005 7:47:18 PM PST
by
johnb838
(To Hell They Will Go. Killmore.)
To: blogbat
P-38 was great but it was like driving a milk truck compared to the Spitfire.
90
posted on
01/08/2005 7:49:00 PM PST
by
johnb838
(To Hell They Will Go. Killmore.)
To: GBA
Actually, the models of our most current aircraft (F-117, F-22, etc.) being made in China still bothers me. The models don't contain any more information about the capabilities of the aircraft, nor how it achieves them, than photographs. I'm sure they are made from photographs, not the engineering drawings.
91
posted on
01/08/2005 7:49:43 PM PST
by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
To: pbrown
That baby will bring the pilot home with one wing and shot all to hell and back. I love the protection it gives the pilots.Roger that...
92
posted on
01/08/2005 7:50:22 PM PST
by
null and void
(I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
To: redangus
I always thought the Spitfire was the prettiest plane ever. For some odd reason, I also liked the looks of the P-40.
My Niece used to date a pilot from Eglin. He once told me the First Fighter Wing (Langley) was known by other pilots as the "Worst Fighter Wing".
93
posted on
01/08/2005 7:55:24 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: zarf
The F-16 and the B-1 are still the sexiest planes in the air. Perhaps--in the air today. And the F-22 is certanly technologically advanced.
But if you give points for being "ahead of its time", I say no aircraft will ever be "sexier" than the F-104, designed 50 years ago.
This Lockheed fighter was designed by the famous Skunkworks under Kelly Johnson at Lockheed. Its famous wing (or lack of; it was so thin it was like a knife) and technological breakthroughs made this aircraft a quantum leap ahead of others in technological advances. And it looked damned good to, nicknamed officially the "Starfighter" but known to pilots as the "missile with a man in it".
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posted on
01/08/2005 7:55:37 PM PST
by
Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
(John Kerry--three fake Purple Hearts. George Bush--one real heart of gold.)
To: ProudVet77
"And the current plan is to replace it with the JSF."
F35. It will be VTO capable and make anything else on the planet look like a piece of shit.
To: Gunslingr3
How exactly is the F-22 endangered by knowing what base it is at? Since they're not invisible to the naked eye, how could such information remain secret anyway? Your paranoia is unwarranted. You don't need to feel less safe because someone knows where the F-22 is based. It doesn't matter. In fact there is a highway that runs right through Tyndall AFB. Highway 98, which passes pretty close to the flight line and runways. The pattern extends over much of Panama City and Panama City Beach.
I was down there installing some software modifications as part of the capability upgrade to the Schoolhouse required to accommodate the F-22 about a year ago.
96
posted on
01/08/2005 7:57:11 PM PST
by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
To: Cobra64
Comparing the F-16 to the A10 is similar to a contrast between an Aston Martin to a Mini Cooper Except the A-10 is more like a flying HumVee.
97
posted on
01/08/2005 7:58:46 PM PST
by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
To: Marine_Uncle
F35. It will be VTO capable and make anything else on the planet look like a piece of shit.Only the Marine and Brit (and maybe some other exports) versions. The Navy will have a carrier capable version, but it will use cats and arresting wires. The Air Force version will be strictly CTOL.
98
posted on
01/08/2005 8:03:55 PM PST
by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
To: El Gato
Except the A-10 is more like a flying HumVee.It offers the pilot alot more protection than a Hummer offers it's driver. Maybe the M-1 is a better comparison... :)
To: johnb838
That's what I hear, but can't say from experience (which is a big bummer). Still, as a kid, they were the coolest-looking ;) and I heard they were tough as nails.
100
posted on
01/08/2005 8:04:02 PM PST
by
blogbat
(Blogbat: ein Fahrgeschäft durch die Weltnachrichten)
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