Author Topic: F-22 goes vertical (Read 1352 times)

Octavius · « **on:** June 25, 2006, 06:54:48 PM »

Mr Big · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2006, 06:57:04 PM »

nice!

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2006, 07:17:46 PM »

Thats nothing.

I've had NIKIS and dweebfires do that to me comming right off the runway in the MA LOL

cav58d · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2006, 07:40:19 PM »

Cant wait for the 07 or 08 F-22 East and West Coast demo teams hitting the airshow circuit...I saw the F-22 at Andrews JSOH last month and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED! Transient aircraft though, I wish I could have seen that bad boy t/o

Maverick · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:12:37 PM »

Ya think the Thunderbirds will ever use it for shows? I know there are very few of them but think of the new show maneuvers.

Sandman · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:20:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
Ya think the Thunderbirds will ever use it for shows? I know there are very few of them but think of the new show maneuvers.

It's a rather expensive aircraft to be doing demonstrations with, IMHO.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:37:48 PM »

I was watching "A Year With The Blue Angels" yesterday on The Military Channel and was surprised to learn the Blues use nothing but fleet "retirees" for thier purposes. The Blues use these aircraft, getting the very last use out of them, and then the planes are sent into mothballs, scrapped, or stuck on a pole for public viewing.

cav58d · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:37:56 PM »

Well the mission of the thunderbirds is for recruiting purposes.....I doubt they will use the F-22 though, way to expensive...I believe the blue angels F-18's are some of the oldest fleet F/A-18's that were spared retirement and went to the BA...I heard somewhere that the F-16's used by the T-birds were brand new from the factory, and never combat operational? I think were gonna see the F-16's with the Air Force for atleast another 6-10 years....then maybe JSF?

Sandman · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:41:51 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
I was watching "A Year With The Blue Angels" yesterday on The Military Channel and was surprised to learn the Blues use nothing but fleet "retirees" for thier purposes. The Blues use these aircraft, getting the very last use out of them, and then the planes are sent into mothballs, scrapped, or stuck on a pole for public viewing.

Exactly, you'll notice that the Blue Angels are not flying Super Hornets.

Mini D · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:43:41 PM »

The superhornets do demonstrations, though. It's just that the blue angels don't use them.

The military will continue to show the public exactly what they are paying for... though they won't necessarily tell them just how much they're paying. It makes the pill go down easier.

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:45:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
The superhornets do demonstrations, though. It's just that the blue angels don't use them.

True enough, but those demonstrations aren't nearly as dangerous as what the Blue Angels do.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:45:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Exactly, you'll notice that the Blue Angels are not flying Super Hornets.

I had assumed that they were new planes as anal as the Navy is about spit 'n' shine appearances. But, what they do with using the retirees makes sense.

Sandman · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:52:58 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
I had assumed that they were new planes as anal as the Navy is about spit 'n' shine appearances. But, what they do with using the retirees makes sense.

Paint does wonders.

Mini D · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2006, 10:38:13 PM »

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True enough, but those demonstrations aren't nearly as dangerous as what the Blue Angels do.

? I don't think you've been to many air shows recently.

The solo demonstrations have always been my favorite. The blue angels and t-birds do some decent formation flying and it's pretty cool, but the solo guys do the impressive stuff. F-15s with their gear up and staying at about 15 feet until mid field when they go verticle at about 300 mph. Harriers landing nose to nose then turning and taxiing in side by side at 50 feet. Whatever.

I imagine the shows are going to be fly-bys for a while, but eventually they have to show off some of the features... especially the ported exhaust. That looks like the main point of that demonstration. That... and I'm curious if he was using afterburner for that climb.

Seraphim · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2006, 11:10:09 PM »

Here's our fly by in Van Nuys a few weeks ago...nice quiet plane.