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11-13-2014, 05:29 PM
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Location: Weymouth, MA Fore River
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"Made me think thats the last sight some of our enemies see before being vaporized" 
Yup - if we're lucky enough they even see them 
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11-14-2014, 09:16 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Liv2Fish
The blurb I heard on BZ today said these jets can fly at twice the speed of sound? That' like 1500 mph or 25 miles per second.
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That's what they tell the public. It's WAY more than that.
The old A6s in Nam could do Mach 2 and that was almost 50 years ago. |
No boat, back in the suds.  
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11-14-2014, 10:07 AM
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#33
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockport24
so relate this to Top Gun for me since that is my entire frame of reference for fighter planes - those were F-14A Tomcats in that movie, correct?
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Yep - F14 Tomcats
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Originally Posted by BEETLE
if they stuck to the original flight plan, I figured they should have been flying over MV about 20- 30 min. after I saw them.
I'm 13 miles from the city and heard the roar - and they were going slow. Cool stuff. I hear their something like $20-25 Mil. each ??
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Nope - 20-25 mi8llion each in 1990 dollars for C models like the ones we are talking about. 110 mil each today for the deriviatives of the F15E Strike Eagle (bigger, more advanced)
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Originally Posted by piemma
That's what they tell the public. It's WAY more than that.
The old A6s in Nam could do Mach 2 and that was almost 50 years ago.
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A6 might break Mach 1 in a dive and might even not break apart  |
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11-14-2014, 02:19 PM
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#34
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Shoot, I used to sit down at the maritime academy and watch them take off over Pocasset all the time, back in the 80s and 90s. Back in the 60s when Otis was active duty USAF, they'd go trans-sonic over Buzzards Bay in F-102s. We replaced a couple of cracked windows every summer.
Once you've seen a BUFF fly over the Canal at low altitude, trailing smoke from all 8 engines, puny little fighters don't really cut it.  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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11-14-2014, 02:22 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Another impressive sight from childhood was dad parking the car along Route 130 on the Sandwich/Mashpee line, right at the edge of the NE/SW runway, and having those Connies with radomes pass overhead at about 100'.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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11-14-2014, 06:19 PM
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#36
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Weymouth, MA Fore River
Posts: 1,258
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110 Mil. each - wow.
Was reading the MV Times - they never made it as we know.
Copied this from the article - sounds like a BS line to me. Not enough fuel ???? - Barnes to Boston to Nantucket and back ???
Sounds like they had no time as they got off late.
From the MV Times
"Lt. Colonel Sean Halbrook told The Times that the F-15s only flew as far as Cape Cod due to time and fuel constraints. The jets took off late and were unable to rendezvous with a tanker, he said."
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11-14-2014, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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I guess I might take it a little bit for granted after seeing how many of you were looking forward to seeing them. I am probably <2 miles from the runway, as the crow flies. I could not really give you a "schedule" of when they fly but its often. The only time I really could tell is when they do nighttime training (that will usually be posted in local news ahead of time) but if you are in the area (exit 3, MA pike) and want to be close I suggest going for a bite to eat at http://www.pappsbarandgrill.com/ . Its really a cool place located at the private airport section. Cool view the smaller private planes and if your lucky you can also have a shot of catching a view of the f15s taking off/landing with your sammich!  Worst case scenario while in the restaurant look out the big windows off to the left and you will likely get to see the F15s there ready and waiting. There is also an observation deck and outdoor dining (in season). I just went there a few weeks ago for the first time and could not believe I had never been before! If you go send me a message and maybe I will meet you for a brew at the bar!  |
Simplify.......
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11-15-2014, 06:53 AM
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#38
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
Another impressive sight from childhood was dad parking the car along Route 130 on the Sandwich/Mashpee line, right at the edge of the NE/SW runway, and having those Connies with radomes pass overhead at about 100'.
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Same here Mike, in 70's, great show from the back of the pickup with a couple 
Framed a lot of houses down that way, they'd be in a bank and we could see the pilots they where so low,,,, awesome sight
Replaced a few sliders also LOL, Otis bought a bunch off sliders back then |
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11-15-2014, 04:09 PM
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#39
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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Simplify.......
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