F16 buzzing Tree tops in Indy?????

[Crbn79]

I feel honored that someone joined the site in order to correct someone in a thread I created while drinking my 4th cup of coffee yesterday Morning May 17th in the year of our lord twenty-fourteen!

Does that count as a run-on-and-on sentence?

 

[chezuki]

I feel honored that someone joined the site in order to correct someone in a thread I created while drinking my 4th cup of coffee yesterday Morning, May 17th, in the year of our lord, twenty-fourteen!

Does that count as a run-on-and-on sentence?

FIFY.

 

[Crbn79]

FIFY.

Sweet, thanks!

 

[actaeon277]

It was a 4 ship of F15E strike eagles with the 335FS from Seymour Johnson AFB. It was a missing man formation honoring the late Col James Kasler.

And no, F14s are in no way shape or form better than an Eagle of any variety.

Remauto1187, these are dual role. The camaro comparison is pretty short sighted

Well, I can think of 3 areas the F-14 is better.
1) Carrier Take-Off
2) Carrier Landing.
3) Variable geometry wings allowing interception at maximum distance from carrier, but then swing into combat mode.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Had what appeared to be a warthog fly over Pendleton area this morning. Weird I thought they got
mothballed lately. They used to use this area lots I guess because of the Mt. Comfort airport nearby.

It it was nothing in the 1980's to see a ton of a-10's flying around the area. This one just passed by.

I think they JUST decided to mothball them, or are nearly done doing so. Hell, they may still be deciding. Shame to see them go if it happens. Taliban will be happy though.

I just want to see an apache gunship limp back to base missing an engine and half of its control surfaces. Wait, what? Only an A10 can do that? two words. Bad. a**.

 

[Frosty]

Well, I can think of 3 areas the F-14 is better.
1) Carrier Take-Off
2) Carrier Landing.
3) Variable geometry wings allowing interception at maximum distance from carrier, but then swing into combat mode.

im ashamed of you Actaeon, being a Navy guy and all, you didn't even mention the fact that the Tomcats sexiness is leaps and bounds above the flying chicken

 

[actaeon277]

im ashamed of you Actaeon, being a Navy guy and all, you didn't even mention the fact that the Tomcats sexiness is leaps and bounds above the flying chicken

If you are on a carrier, the things on that list ARE the sexiness.

 

[Principal Skinr]

I'm not 100% sure, but I read that the flyover would be a private team of L-39 Czec-made trainers. I can't remember where I read it, though. I'd MUCH rather it be a trio of Eagles.

Edit...Sorry for the dupe. Someone posted this earlier in the thread, with a link. These will be cool, but I'd still prefer the Eagles. Even better would be a flight of F-22's!

 

[jblomenberg16]

FWIW, the Indy Grand Prix also had a private demonstration team do the fly over. Not all that invigorating to hear the hum of a few modern prop planes buzzing the speedway. If they were war birds with the radial engine roar that would be 1 thing, but a flat 6 just doesn't do it for me.

 

[churchmouse]

Well, I can think of 3 areas the F-14 is better.
1) Carrier Take-Off
2) Carrier Landing.
3) Variable geometry wings allowing interception at maximum distance from carrier, but then swing into combat mode.

The F-14 is just a damn sexy aircraft.

In its intended roll It was and would still be #1

 

[Crbn79]

The F-14 is just a damn sexy aircraft.

In its intended roll It was and would still be #1

It was the closest thing to a real life Transformer in the sky!

 

[churchmouse]

It was the closest thing to a real life Transformer in the sky!

(2) F-14's could fly umbrella for a carrier and support. What was there coverage range on fire and forget......How many targets could 2 of these cover with no issues.

 

[actaeon277]

(2) F-14's could fly umbrella for a carrier and support. What was there coverage range on fire and forget......How many targets could 2 of these cover with no issues.

Coverage varied on payload.
Phoenix missiles had a ginormous range (100nm). But they were primarily anti-bomber.
AIM-54 Phoenix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Too keep them (Tu-16 Badgers and Tu-22 Backfires) from launching long range anti-ship missiles.

The AIM-54/AWG-9 combination was the first to have multiple track capability (up to 24 targets) and launch (up to 6 Phoenixes can be launched nearly simultaneously)

And, the Phoenix was originally supposed to be on an interceptor version of the F-111, also a swing wing.
But, they sucked to start with. And putting equipment on to make it carrier capable just made them worse.
So, they used lessons learned, and designed the F-14.

 

[churchmouse]

Coverage varied on payload.
Phoenix missiles had a ginormous range (100nm). But they were primarily anti-bomber.
AIM-54 Phoenix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Too keep them (Tu-16 Badgers and Tu-22 Backfires) from launching long range anti-ship missiles.






And, the Phoenix was originally supposed to be on an interceptor version of the F-111, also a swing wing.
But, they sucked to start with. And putting equipment on to make it carrier capable just made them worse.
So, they used lessons learned, and designed the F-14.

So 100 miles in any direction.......

 

[actaeon277]

So 100 miles in any direction.......

Well, kinda.
100nm is 115 miles (statute)

And, the range varies on height of target, and launching aircraft, air density, etc.
This is an approximation.

Oh, and FYI.....
The speed of the phoenix is.....
(approx.) MACH 5...
or 3,836 mph.

 

[actaeon277]

The phoenix has been replaced by the AIM-120 AMRAAM medium range missile.
AIM-120 AMRAAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Range of (approx.)

• AIM-120A/B 55–75 km (30–40 nm)
• AIM-120C-5 >105 km (>57 nm)

• AIM-120D (C-8) >180 km (>97 nm)

and a speed of
MACH 4, or 3,069 mph.

 

[actaeon277]

The AMRAAM actually replaces the Phoenix, and the Sparrow.

 

[actaeon277]

At Norfolk NAS (Naval Air Station), next to Norfolk Naval Base, I was able to stand in front of a F-14 breaking in new engines with the engines spooled up.

IT
WAS
AWESOME

 

[Ruger-9mm]

I'm just amazed at what the Iranians have been able to do wtih the Tomcats they still have. Supposedly they took them all through pretty much a complete rebuild in the past few years, and this is with no access to spare parts. They've supposedly sacrificed a few of the most banged up machines for guides to build new parts.

Back to the point of the thread, I haven't seen the F-16's, but as close to Attebury as we are, I've seen plenty of C-130's this week, and one Blackhawk that circled the neighborhood pretty much on the deck.

 

[CindyE]

Last night in Logan I heard a lot of aircraft flying over. Loud enough that it kept me awake. I was too lazy to go look, and a little nervous!