Thanks Claes. Just wondering though
for old warbird fans and musicians
I hope this doesn't include too many "old" musicians...don't think I can handle listening to Mick Jagger too long.
Love the warbirds, but really love the jets. While at the EAA I've had the pleasure of seeing the Concorde, Harrier, C130, Stealth Fighter, B1 Bomber and one performance that blew me away.
It was a couple of years ago and at the end of the airshow, we could hear a jet warming up in the distance. There were no other planes in the sky so we knew it would be a short fly-by. They usually restrict the jets from doing too much at the show mainly because of the location of the airport.
Anyways, a few minutes later we could hear the roar as it took off to the south right in front of us. He probably went a couple miles out and then he did a bank coming back in. He came down the runway maybe 200' above it, did a slow climb to the north and almost disappeared. A short while later he came in, only this time he was about 50' off the runway.
When he was almost right in front of us, he pulled the stick back, lit the afterburners and did the most unbelievable verticle climb I have ever witnessed. The sight and sound were amazing. I can't imagine how many G's he pulled, but he was gone in no time.
He was about a mile up when my wife leaned over and said she never knew fighter jets had headlights on the back of their wings. I explained to her she was witnessing the burning of numerous gallons of jet fuel and not headlights. She also was impressed.
Almost forgot...it was a F16 with attitude.