Vegas SX Fly Over

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 10:52pm
For those that went to the SX, the fly over from the US Air Force was legit. I've seen 7-8 of these over the years, and I'm no expert on the type of plane used each time, but this year, when they hit the afterburners on these things......................HOLY SHIT! You could see a bright trail of flames off the back, it looked like a Hollywood prop or HD movie. Then they banked it hard left like a bowl turn...............damn. Maybe others can comment, but there was just something about it this year. PROPS
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rmpilot 5/9/2010 2:14pm
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that was an f-22 raptor, its currently the the best plane in the united states. the reason they can turn so hard is the thrust outlet/ exhaust, whatever you want to call it, can be shifted in the way it points up and down.
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Ramrod 5/9/2010 2:26pm
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That is super cool to experience live when they fly over.

Wonder what that cost for them to do it?
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AUS_Twisted 5/9/2010 2:47pm
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Yeah the F-22 has thrust vectoring which can move up and down making it more efficient in turns and changing direction, especially at slower speed maneuvers.


The B-1B Lancer is the loudest jet I've ever heard up close (this thing really shakes the ground), took this at the Australian International Airshow last year


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Nikhil 5/9/2010 3:50pm
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Damn that's beautiful. It looks like fireballs are coming out the back. It may be a complete waste of money, but it sure is cool :p
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First time they've used the Raptors for the fly over. It was great.
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Cygnus 5/9/2010 3:53pm
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Nikhil wrote:
Damn that's beautiful. It looks like fireballs are coming out the back. It may be a complete waste of money, but it sure is cool :p
Definetly not a waste of money!
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zjbell 5/9/2010 3:54pm
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That's one waste of tax money I don't mind paying for, the best flyover I've seen was with a C17.

The fighters are cool, but I bet seeing a B1 or B2 would be awesome.
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AUS_Twisted wrote:
Yeah the F-22 has thrust vectoring which can move up and down making it more efficient in turns and changing direction, especially at slower speed maneuvers...
Yeah the F-22 has thrust vectoring which can move up and down making it more efficient in turns and changing direction, especially at slower speed maneuvers.


The B-1B Lancer is the loudest jet I've ever heard up close (this thing really shakes the ground), took this at the Australian International Airshow last year


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I'm no patriotic patriarch, but I' ve been to many Vegas Supercross shows over

the years - with the fly-over as a particular highlight of the celebration of the introduction

ceremonies.

Arm hairs at attention. Difficult to swallow, proud to be an American. Swelling with pride,

awed by aviation technology - all that.

Me man. No cry.

Wings, flames, sky, mountains, stadium crowd and nightfall. Supercross time in Vegas.


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SH_105 5/9/2010 4:21pm
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If that doesnt get the hair on the back of your neck to stand up then I dont know what will.... Opening Ceremonies at Vegas are bar none the best of the year and make you very proud to be American with things like that!!


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Shenzi 5/9/2010 4:27pm
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JPT wrote:
First time they've used the Raptors for the fly over. It was great.
Yes it was the 1st time they used the F-22 and the first time I saw the Raptor in flight. It was awesome, like every fly-over. Strong, noisy, a shear expression of raw power. Worth the full day there.
I've got a small vid of it I'll post when I get home
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DownSouth 5/9/2010 4:29pm
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Nikhil wrote:
Damn that's beautiful. It looks like fireballs are coming out the back. It may be a complete waste of money, but it sure is cool :p
Cygnus wrote:
Definetly not a waste of money!
I wonder what Feld's tab is for the fly over? Free pit passes to the pilot?
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Nikhil wrote:
Damn that's beautiful. It looks like fireballs are coming out the back. It may be a complete waste of money, but it sure is cool :p
Cygnus wrote:
Definetly not a waste of money!
DownSouth wrote:
I wonder what Feld's tab is for the fly over? Free pit passes to the pilot?
The Air Force does it for free at big events, it's great PR.
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Rizzo 5/9/2010 4:40pm
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DownSouth wrote:
I wonder what Feld's tab is for the fly over? Free pit passes to the pilot?
Yea, then an our or so later, the pilots are on the podium getting interviewed, WTF? Did David Coppafeel make them reappear or something.

They must of caught a helicopter back because the drive from Nellis AFB to the track would have been a good hour with traffic.

On a side note with the pit pases for the pilots, imagine their kids /family in the industry area. "My dad is on that Green bike there and he races SX."

Next kid, "well my dad is on his way here now.......Oh here he comes now!
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petegrath 5/9/2010 4:44pm
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rmpilot wrote:
that was an f-22 raptor, its currently the the best plane in the united states. the reason they can turn so hard is the thrust outlet/...
that was an f-22 raptor, its currently the the best plane in the united states. the reason they can turn so hard is the thrust outlet/ exhaust, whatever you want to call it, can be shifted in the way it points up and down.
Uhh... You mean best plane in the world, don't cha? Smile
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jasonv43 5/9/2010 4:58pm
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Rizzo wrote:
For those that went to the SX, the fly over from the US Air Force was legit. I've seen 7-8 of these over the years, and...
For those that went to the SX, the fly over from the US Air Force was legit. I've seen 7-8 of these over the years, and I'm no expert on the type of plane used each time, but this year, when they hit the afterburners on these things......................HOLY SHIT! You could see a bright trail of flames off the back, it looked like a Hollywood prop or HD movie. Then they banked it hard left like a bowl turn...............damn. Maybe others can comment, but there was just something about it this year. PROPS
You must have been the guy they showed on tv during the broadcast that said Oh My God during the fly over.

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uk125250 5/9/2010 6:01pm
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They flow really low right over my house before Bengals games. You can actually see how fast they are going. It's truly amazing.
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If you really want to see a spectacular fly-over, google "raaf f-111 dump and burn".
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ando wrote:
If you really want to see a spectacular fly-over, google "raaf f-111 dump and burn".
I thought Al Gore banned those vid's?
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Rizzo 5/9/2010 6:29pm
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jasonv43 wrote:
You must have been the guy they showed on tv during the broadcast that said Oh My God during the fly over.
Wasn't me, I had a 2 year on my shoulders that was beating my head like a drum. I caught an illegal thumb to the eye and a J-Law ear bite. I had one eye watered up, thats for sure.
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BobbyM 5/9/2010 6:48pm
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it was a fantastic sight...they shoulda been a skooch lower to the ground imho
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JW381 5/9/2010 6:50pm
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I posted something about this earlier. I really wish I could have been in Vegas just for this. Anyone who was there is part of a lucky few to see an F-22 go full burner. So awesome...
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AUS_Twisted 5/10/2010 6:37am
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ando wrote:
If you really want to see a spectacular fly-over, google "raaf f-111 dump and burn".
The F-111 is great for dump and burn passes, I don't think the USAF ever did it at Airshows/Events. Pitty the RAAF retires the F-111 next year Sad


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ando 5/10/2010 7:05am
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ando wrote:
If you really want to see a spectacular fly-over, google "raaf f-111 dump and burn".
TeamGreen wrote:
I thought Al Gore banned those vid's?
Ha! The RAAF has been doing dump-and-burn flyovers at skyshows and events in Oz for years.
jakefortyeight 5/10/2010 7:28am
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SH_105 wrote:
If that doesnt get the hair on the back of your neck to stand up then I dont know what will.... Opening Ceremonies at Vegas are...
If that doesnt get the hair on the back of your neck to stand up then I dont know what will.... Opening Ceremonies at Vegas are bar none the best of the year and make you very proud to be American with things like that!!


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The tear didn't fall from my eyes, but when my son looked up and said, "Dad, that was really cool", the lump in my throat kept me from answering. I knew, however, I didn't really have to say anything, when he saw the look on my face he knew how proud I am to call my self AMERICAN!
oldschoolmxr203 5/10/2010 7:34am
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GuyB got a pic of it [img]http://www.vitalmx.com/images/photos/0/101188140_1273413197.jpg[/img]
GuyB got a pic of it

Thats a very cool picture, great job GuyB
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Nikhil 5/10/2010 8:52am
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Nikhil wrote:
Damn that's beautiful. It looks like fireballs are coming out the back. It may be a complete waste of money, but it sure is cool :p
Cygnus wrote:
Definetly not a waste of money!
DownSouth wrote:
I wonder what Feld's tab is for the fly over? Free pit passes to the pilot?
I meant the plane itself. Fighter jets are pretty useless today, with our main threat coming from terrorists. We've not used the plane once in Afghanistan or Iraq. I mean, it's necessary to maintain air superiority, but we don't need to keep building F22s to do so. The planes are ridiculously expensive and draw away money from more important areas.

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