unusual sight

[Steve]

just driving back to Sheffield today via the Snake Pass > http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...&in.x=1&in.y=7 and there was a very loud noise, looked up and flying veeery low were 2x A-10's


(hehe i didn't snap this pic)

never seen one for real before, vvvery noisy things

[atholon]

They are HUGE Never seen one in the air before but I have one on the ground. They are super cool.
(My usual reply withing 24.56 seconds).

[Steve]

i'm not sure where an RAF base is around here, but there must be one not too far away. iirc in WWII they used the reservoir at the link for practicing the Dambusters Raids

[DevilDog#1]

Seen 'em on ground and in air. Tank Killers are excellent air planes

[Steve]

maybe the police hired 'em for speed enforcement

[atholon]

I like this one

[Dr. Bullet]

I love A-10's. They're my favorite

[atholon]

F-16s own an A-10

[tm.Thunder]

From what i can see on multimap.. RAF Shrewsbury (Helecoptor Trainign School) is the Nearest... BUT DCAE Costford (Another Air Force Base which i happend to be at 2 weeks ago :P) is quite close to that and it actualy has a run way...


The Royal Air Force do not use A-10's, They are USAF.. It was possibaly going to RAF Fairford tho because that is used by the USAF...

u 100% Sure it was a A-10 because i am sure they aint allowed to fly in British Aerospace.... i know Lightning isnt...


The TSR2 Would have OWNED BOTH F16 and A-10 if they made more than 3 :P Oh.. wud of helped if they didnt cost about 10x as much as a Canbra (which it was ment to be replacing)

[tm.Thunder]

Here is a Pic... it may not look much.. BUT IT IS :P

[JonM]

very cool

[atholon]

Maybe speedwise but not in manuverability.

SR-71 would own that in speed

[tm.Thunder]

hehehe... SR-71 owns everything on speed!

[atholon]

heck yah...wonder how fast they'd have to get an airplane going before it could break out of the atmosphere.

[tm.Thunder]

Hmmm... im not actualy sure about that i would have thought it wud be arround Mach 1 / 2 BUT remember when u break throught Atmosphere u have to have a replacement for ur control Surfaces... other wist u gonna carry on going :P


I WANNA GO I WANNA GO

[atholon]

2224.2 mph is how fast it flies. Need to find out how fast a shuttle goes when it takes off.

[tm.Thunder]

Hmmm sorta fast... :P as i sed I WANNA GO I WANNA GO

Who thinks the JSF looks good?

[atholon]

Not me. SR-71 looks waaaay better.

[tm.Thunder]

BUT its OLD... The Joint Strike looks Cool and Sexy :P

[atholon]

Yeah it does...it handles much better than a harrier. Go lockhede or however it is spelt.