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To: FtrPilot

Not F-22s; not loud enough. B-1 Bones, sub sonic, long loiter time.

REALLY LOUD. Been there.


5 posted on 10/22/2018 5:20:20 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Blueflag
Not F-22s; not loud enough. B-1 Bones, sub sonic, long loiter time.

REALLY LOUD. Been there.

When I was in Afghanistan we were tasked with a leaflet airdrop. A B-1 and an F-18 were tasked with making a high speed supersonic run to get people's attention. We were right behind them, dropping leaflets out the back of our C-130. I still have some of the leaflets somewhere.

44 posted on 10/22/2018 7:56:00 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Blueflag

Rumor has it that if you are real nice to it a Bone can do MACH 1. They should try it at 50 feet over their heads. For those who don’t know what a B1 is, imagine a fighter plane the size of a B52....


68 posted on 10/24/2018 6:27:52 AM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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