Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=17e_1346455094 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Wow! Very cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 I watched it on a 42-inch plasma. My wife almost got sick during the river run part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 i can't say i have wondered how nimble they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Yeah. That guy loves going to work every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imgooley Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 The F-22 has a higher number, and is thus better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imgooley Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Speaking of awesome stuff, here's an F-22 intercepting a Russian Tupolev TU-195 heavy bomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 A good friend of mine works on F-18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bricks & Bones Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Coolest. Job. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Cohn Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Airplanes are the coolest pieces of machinery on this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nice. Dude was flying over where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SDshirtman Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Awesome vid. My Dad flew fighter jets in the Marines. He told me stories of doing river runs like that but with two jets. He said he and his wing man would fight about who would lead and who would follow. The ideal spot being behind the lead so you could watch the fishermen on the banks of the river freak out as the sound of the first jet hit them as the following jet was going by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blckbldng Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 If you'd been hiking below you would have thought that guy is a f****** asshole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 If you'd been hiking below you would have thought that guy is a f****** asshole Nah, I'd look up and enjoy the F/A-18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blckbldng Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 when I was a kid F16 were constantly flying very low around our area. Sounds cool at first but it gets old real quick. Luckily it seems our country does not have any money to fly them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 when I was a kid F16 were constantly flying very low around our area. Sounds cool at first but it gets old real quick. Luckily it seems our country does not have any money to fly them anymore. This is very true I lived 5 min from a US NAF base in Kanagawa and they pissed me off when I was watching a movie. ~They hit there after burners and that's it no TV sound for a couple of minutes I could see the control tower from my balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 i can't say i have wondered how nimble they were. me niether. ive seen first hand. still, awesome. calling mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 when I was a kid F16 were constantly flying very low around our area. Sounds cool at first but it gets old real quick. Luckily it seems our country does not have any money to fly them anymore. fail. move to canada. "welcome to VA Beach. dont mind the jet noise. at least they're ours!!!!" my barracks at dam neck was right in the glide slope. i got a boner. EVERY. TIME. haters/hikers gon hate/hike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soc_monki Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 my brother worked on the F-18s while he was in the Marines. awesome plane. hell, all our planes have been awesome...F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18. F-22 is probably my fave though...modern yet classic looks, awesome performance. *drool* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 F-4 Phantom wins for looks. Looks {censored}ing mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hard to believe it's a 30+ year old design. The F22 is marginally better but waaaay over budget. The Navy got it's money's worth with the F/A18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 F-4 Phantom wins for looks. Looks {censored}ing mean. while i agree with you, they used to refer to it as the ugliest plane to ever fly, the "big ugly', etc. badass though. still in use around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 "big ugly' oh hai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the b52 is glorious in its way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soc_monki Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hard to believe it's a 30+ year old design. The F22 is marginally better but waaaay over budget. The Navy got it's money's worth with the F/A18 marginally better? more agility, better high altitude performance, stealth, super-cruise...i agree in certain situations the F-18 can hold its own, but overall the F-22 is the vastly superior aircraft. more expensive, yes, but when you look at the fact that the F-18 has been in service for so many years, the F-22 will also be in service for decades, and it will justify the cost IMO. honestly, all of our planes are probably the best in the world, and i like to keep it that way. there are three things our country shouldnt skimp on when it comes to spending...education, defense, and the space program. sadly...those seem to be the three things the govt wants to cut first. bastards! and i agree on the F-4...seriously awesome looking plane. sad they thought that traditional dogfighting was over when they designed it. no guns? wtf were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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