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Posted by: Qarl Jul 17 2006, 07:08 AM

Woohoo!

Wonder if I will here the sonic boom this time!

Posted by: SLITS Jul 17 2006, 07:10 AM

You won't "here" it, but you might "hear" it (unless you're deef like me).

Posted by: Bruce Allert Jul 17 2006, 07:34 AM

We had a landing at the Hillboro air show yeaterday. The first time in 19 years of Air Showing a 1950's era jet crashed into a house while trying to leave the show. Did a pass over the crowd then something went haywire. Luckily there was no one hurt in the 3 houses that were destroyed in the crash. The pilot, an attorney from California, stayed with his ship trying to keep it from giong down in the community.

R.I.P. Sir

....b

Posted by: tdgray Jul 17 2006, 07:34 AM

I know to the "kids" around today it is no big deal... but I still love to that thing take off and land.

I still remember the first time we went up on it. Very cool stuff.

Posted by: Qarl Jul 17 2006, 07:58 AM

Twin sonic booms. Rattled the house!

Rear wheels landed at 9:14 am. Amazing how they figure that out ahead of time!

Posted by: tdgray Jul 17 2006, 08:09 AM

QUOTE(Qarl @ Jul 17 2006, 09:58 AM)

Twin sonic booms. Rattled the house!

Rear wheels landed at 9:14 am. Amazing how they figure that out ahead of time!

Posted by: MBowman325 Jul 17 2006, 09:17 AM

It used to be the neatest thing, when I was younger (about 10-15 years ago) the Shuttle used to "fly" over the house from time to time after it landed in California, and it'd stop at Sheppard on the way back to Fl.

Used to see some neat stuff fly in and out of there. (B1's, a B52, the shuttle (piggy-back).)

Glad it made it down with no issue.