Posted on 07/27/2002 2:10:13 PM PDT by Pro Consul
Edited on 07/27/2002 2:11:46 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
"It was this object, this light-blue object, traveling at a phenomenal rate of speed," Rogers said. "This Air Force jet was right behind it, chasing it, but the object was just leaving him in the dust. I told my neighbor, 'I think those jets are chasing a UFO.' "
Military officials confirm that two F-16 jets from Andrews Air Force Base were scrambled early yesterday after radar detected an unknown aircraft in area airspace. But they scoff at the idea that the jets were chasing a strange and speedy, blue unidentified flying object.
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"... That was not his knee. Not everybody keeps their genitals in the same place Captain"
In my opinion, it looks like a frisbee was thrown from behind the house or garage.
It took 59 posts, but somebody finally posted common sense. Good job.
Yeah, I can tell you were a fighter pilot.
Do I need to remind you? It was never your airplane, it was the crewchief's. He only loaned it to you once in a while.
And you were only as good as those of us supporting you...
The F-14B & D use two General Electric F110-GE-400, which are right in line with those used by the -15 and -16. You are correct (and most definitely have more "hands-on" experience that I) about the difference in speed at different altitudes. The -18 is generally listed at mach 1.8, the -16 can do 2.0 (at altitude), the 14 is listed at 2+ (although I have spoken to drivers that report a much higher speed) and the -15 is listed at 2.5+.
I said, "Look, it's the A.B." She said, "No; it's clouds."
She thought, because there was no detectable color at the moment, the A.B. was white (appearing), it had to be higher strata clouds.
And then suddenly, some color.
"Oh."
On Corregidor, the Japanese floodlights from the Philippine "mainland" were bright enough to read books and such at night; but of course, the Japanese could not read these books ... so far away. Still, the electromagnet waves were strong enough to be detected.
When you walk near, and especially under, high-power electrical lines after a rainstorm, you can hear the grass "crackle;" though when dry, you may only sense a faint "hummm..."
Two boats on intersecting courses, leave wakes: waves. What do you observe when the waves meet?
Waves are interesting. They appear to move but actually are not - at least in the direction they appear to be moving.
But then I'm still not convinced that the luminiferous ether and flogiston boxes don't exist ;-)
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