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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Fud on June 11, 2012, 03:10:10 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnKSUguW6ss
I live a few miles from LAFB and I was on my way home when I saw some F22's in formation headed on final, so I parked and took out my phone and took this vid.
I found the F22 has a unique exhaust note. Kinda between a traditional fighter jet and those forest scooter thingys from Star Wars. Even at landing speeds these planes are LOUD!!!
Enjoy <S> fudmukkr :rock
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Awesome! :rock
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3rd one in looked well below the glide slope :uhoh hehe awesome vid fuddy, thanks bud :rock :salute :cheers:
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3rd one in looked well below the glide slope :uhoh hehe awesome vid fuddy, thanks bud :rock :salute :cheers:
He also looked a little faster.
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Cool!
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Quick question, When did you record them? a date would be nice.
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Quick question, When did you record them? a date would be nice.
April 4th 2012
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:O :aok
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the saddest and m0st pathetic thing to happen to the USAF in 65 years is the fact that only 187 F-22s will EVER be operational.
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:aok thank u for sharin
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Usually get to see a few around Eglin and Tyndall AFB when I am cruising along the coast down in Florida. Along with the ubiquitous F-15's and Blackhawks, AC-130's, F-35 (from time to time) and now a bunch of former Soviet whirly birds dropping off and picking up commando types in the bay around Hurlbert.
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awesome! :aok
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Nice! :aok
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Usually get to see a few around Eglin and Tyndall AFB when I am cruising along the coast down in Florida. Along with the ubiquitous F-15's and Blackhawks, AC-130's, F-35 (from time to time) and now a bunch of former Soviet whirly birds dropping off and picking up commando types in the bay around Hurlbert.
The Soviet Helos are actually training Afghani Pilots, they spend 6 months flying here and 6 months flying in Afghanistan.
Been seeing more Chinooks and Apaches with the new army base though.
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Yeah I had heard that but you don't see those guys off the reservation as much as you see the others from Eglin or Hurlbert. I have a buddy that is doing some combined ops training with the SF group there and he is also an IP for the USAF and gets to go up with the Afghan pilots in twin engine aircraft. Says they are pretty good at learning but they are hell on equipment.
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the saddest and m0st pathetic thing to happen to the USAF in 65 years is the fact that only 187 F-22s will EVER be operational.
I read the raptors have an O2 issue and the pilots are getting hypoxic and crashing. Some pilots are afraid of flying it...
From what I gather, there are no O2 bottles and the O2 is pulled from the engine?
It seems they also have concerns with the stealth coating, when it heats up it gives off toxic fumes?
<S> Fuddy
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Yeah I had heard that but you don't see those guys off the reservation as much as you see the others from Eglin or Hurlbert. I have a buddy that is doing some combined ops training with the SF group there and he is also an IP for the USAF and gets to go up with the Afghan pilots in twin engine aircraft. Says they are pretty good at learning but they are hell on equipment.
From what ive heard the Afghans mainly rely on outdated Soviet ttechniques and tech.
As far as the F-22 there is more to it then meets the eye. Would reply in depth but im on my phone