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| Steve B |
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Today, my travels took me close to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was
looking for some plastic barrels.
The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
I thought of what it takes to make something do that in metalworking and
welding terms, and the overwhelming thought came over me,
"You know, you REALLY don't know jack."
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| Jon Elson |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:18 am |
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Steve B wrote:
Quote: Today, my travels took me close to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was
looking for some plastic barrels.
The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
I thought of what it takes to make something do that in metalworking and
welding terms, and the overwhelming thought came over me,
I saw a strange aircraft do the same thing in 1973, when I was
working at NASA Wallops Station, on the eastern shore of VA.
That was relatively near Hampton Roads, VA (other side of
Chesapeake Bay) where NASA's Langley Field is. It wasn't until
years later that I found out what I saw was the F-15 technology
demonstrator, basically the prototype of the F-15 that
McDonnell-Douglas used to sell the plane to the government.
This wasn't the only amazing thing I saw there, but it was the
highest performance manned craft I saw during my time there.
I also got to see a U-2 land and take off, I think an A-6 did
some touch and gos, black (presumed to be nuclear-armed) P-3
Orions popped in from time to time. I got to be in the blockhouse
when they launched a modest satellite on a Scout-D (80-ft 4-stage
rocket) and I got to be outside one mile away from the pad when
they launched a Super-Loki Datasonde which develops 120 G off
the pad. 2 stages, total of 6 seconds burn time, and it goes to
100,000 feet. It just disappeared off the pad, the eye, even at
one mile distance gets no indication anything moved, it is just
gone and replaced with a lot of smoke. That was pretty cool.
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| Steve B |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:35 pm |
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"Jon Elson" <elson@pico-systems.com> wrote in message
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Quote: Steve B wrote:
Today, my travels took me close to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was
looking for some plastic barrels.
The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
I thought of what it takes to make something do that in metalworking and
welding terms, and the overwhelming thought came over me,
I saw a strange aircraft do the same thing in 1973, when I was working at
NASA Wallops Station, on the eastern shore of VA.
That was relatively near Hampton Roads, VA (other side of Chesapeake Bay)
where NASA's Langley Field is. It wasn't until
years later that I found out what I saw was the F-15 technology
demonstrator, basically the prototype of the F-15 that McDonnell-Douglas
used to sell the plane to the government.
This wasn't the only amazing thing I saw there, but it was the
highest performance manned craft I saw during my time there.
I also got to see a U-2 land and take off, I think an A-6 did
some touch and gos, black (presumed to be nuclear-armed) P-3
Orions popped in from time to time. I got to be in the blockhouse
when they launched a modest satellite on a Scout-D (80-ft 4-stage
rocket) and I got to be outside one mile away from the pad when
they launched a Super-Loki Datasonde which develops 120 G off
the pad. 2 stages, total of 6 seconds burn time, and it goes to
100,000 feet. It just disappeared off the pad, the eye, even at
one mile distance gets no indication anything moved, it is just
gone and replaced with a lot of smoke. That was pretty cool.
Jon
In 1969, I had a neighbor at the apartments who was an airman. He took me
to the hobby shop at the base where the airmen were allowed to work on their
cars.
We finished our work, and started out. We came around a corner, and there
was an aircraft that was soooooooo unusual. I knew this was something
special. I asked him what it was.
He went ballistic as if we had just been fired upon. He raced out of there,
looking all around to see if someone had seen me see the plane. He spoke
like he had taken meth, telling me to not say anything about anything and
that I hadn't seen anything and repeated himself until he dropped me at my
apartment. He said he could get into soooooooo much trouble if anyone knew
that I had seen the plane.
It was an SR-71.
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| fre4d |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:29 pm |
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Don't you know Jack Shitt?
At last, an answer to this age-old question - "Who is Jack Schitt?"
The lineage is finally revealed. Many people are at a loss for a response
when someone says: "You don't know Jack Schitt." Now you can intellectually
handle the situation!
Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt. Awe Schitt, the
fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, a partner of Kneedeep & Schitt Inc.
In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt, and the deeply religious couple
produced 6 children: Holie Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Giva Schitt, Bull Schitt,
and the twins - Deep Schitt, and Dip Schitt. After being married 15 years
Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later married Mr. Sherlock, and
because her kids were living with them, she wanted to keep her prior name.
So after her marriage to Mr. Sherlock, she was known as Noe Schitt Sherlock.
Against her parents' objections, Deep Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high
school drop out.
Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt and they produced a nervous son named Chicken
Schitt.
Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt were inseparable throughout childhood and
subsequently married the Happens brothers in a dual ceremony. The newspaper
ran an announcement for the Schitt-Happens wedding.
The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Hoarse.
Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently
returned home from Italy with his new bride, Piza Schitt.
So now if someone says: "You don't know Jack Schitt!", you can correct him.
In fact, not only do you know Jack, you know his whole family. |
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| Rich Grise |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:58 pm |
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:35:30 -0800, Steve B wrote:
Quote: Today, my travels took me close to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was
looking for some plastic barrels.
The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
I thought of what it takes to make something do that in metalworking and
welding terms, and the overwhelming thought came over me,
"You know, you REALLY don't know jack."
In the early 1970's, when I was in the USAF, I saw an F-15 do that. It
was pretty neat. And loud. ;-)
It's also cool watching a Harrier take off with about 75' of runway
and circle the field at about 15 MPH. :-)
Cheers!
Rich |
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| Rich Grise |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:01 pm |
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On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:35:35 -0800, Steve B wrote:
Quote: In 1969, I had a neighbor at the apartments who was an airman. He took me
to the hobby shop at the base where the airmen were allowed to work on their
cars.
We finished our work, and started out. We came around a corner, and there
was an aircraft that was soooooooo unusual. I knew this was something
special. I asked him what it was.
He went ballistic as if we had just been fired upon. He raced out of there,
looking all around to see if someone had seen me see the plane. He spoke
like he had taken meth, telling me to not say anything about anything and
that I hadn't seen anything and repeated himself until he dropped me at my
apartment. He said he could get into soooooooo much trouble if anyone knew
that I had seen the plane.
It was an SR-71.
Beale has a hobby shop? Or was this Kadena? ;-)
Cheers!
Rich |
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| Steve B |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:36 pm |
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"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote in message
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Quote: On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:35:35 -0800, Steve B wrote:
In 1969, I had a neighbor at the apartments who was an airman. He took
me
to the hobby shop at the base where the airmen were allowed to work on
their
cars.
We finished our work, and started out. We came around a corner, and
there
was an aircraft that was soooooooo unusual. I knew this was something
special. I asked him what it was.
He went ballistic as if we had just been fired upon. He raced out of
there,
looking all around to see if someone had seen me see the plane. He spoke
like he had taken meth, telling me to not say anything about anything and
that I hadn't seen anything and repeated himself until he dropped me at
my
apartment. He said he could get into soooooooo much trouble if anyone
knew
that I had seen the plane.
It was an SR-71.
Beale has a hobby shop? Or was this Kadena? ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV. Car lifts and the whole shebang.
Steve |
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| Steve B |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:41 pm |
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"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote in message
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Quote: On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:35:30 -0800, Steve B wrote:
Today, my travels took me close to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was
looking for some plastic barrels.
The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
I thought of what it takes to make something do that in metalworking and
welding terms, and the overwhelming thought came over me,
"You know, you REALLY don't know jack."
In the early 1970's, when I was in the USAF, I saw an F-15 do that. It
was pretty neat. And loud. ;-)
It's also cool watching a Harrier take off with about 75' of runway
and circle the field at about 15 MPH. :-)
Cheers!
Rich
We go to the big drags every April and October in Vegas. It is right next
to Nellis. They do flybys on Sunday, and a Golden Knight always jumps in.
But, just in the course of four days parked there in the motorhome, we get
to see some neat stuff. In October, IIRC, in some years, the Red Flag
exercises coincide with the dates of the drags, and there are lots and lots
of takeoffs.
F-16s, F-117s, A-10s, B2s, B1s, AWACs, Ospreys, just lots and lots of stuff.
Plus, the attack helicopters. Sometimes, they just take off lazily.
Sometimes, they take off, and hit the gas and do a hard left heading for the
Nellis Gunnery Range. When they do hit the gas and do the hard left, that's
right over the RV parking lot. Brings a lot of folks out, and a great time
to snap some pictures.
I could sit out there all day and watch them take off and land.
Steve |
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| PPSEL-student |
| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:18 am |
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"Steve B" <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote in message
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Quote: The common roar of a jet taking off from Nellis caught my attention as I
have always been an aircraft enthusiast.
The jet (I have no idea what it was) took off and did a vertical ascent
until out of sight.
Steve
What you may have seen was the new F-22 Raptor as they are now at Nellis.
This is quite a aircraft, Stealth technology, multi role,vectored thrust,
supercruise capable and all that at a bargain price of $130 000 000.00 |
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