Posted by Larry Hoover on April 23, 2007, at 18:41:28
In reply to Re: Flying high now.... » Phil, posted by Kath on April 23, 2007, at 16:00:07
> Hope it's fun.
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> I love at the air show when some HUGE JET (not sure the name) flies low overhead & the very ATOMS in the air vibrate (are there atoms in the air? well the atoms in ME vibrate!).Like at the CNE?
Mostly molecules, which are made of atoms, but some free atoms. Very tiny pieces of matter, in any case.
> I LOVE that - then it goes over again & then heads STRAIGHT UP into the sky until it disappears!!! Anybody ever seen this at an airshow?
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> KathYes, I've seen both an F/A-18 Hornet and an F-15 Eagle pull this stunt. It is breath-taking. If I ever win the lottery, I'm off to Russia to rent a ride on a MiG-29. They'll pull 8 G's, or more, if you ask them to.
The loudest plane I've ever heard was an SR-71 Blackbird. Everybody cringed, when that went over.
I used to have a room-mate studying for his pilot's license. He needed the hours, so he'd take me up (in a Cessna 150) for the price of fuel. First flight up, I asked him why he thought so much of flying, and he said, "You know how much fun it is to ride a winding road in a good sports car? Well, up here, I make the road!" And with that, he kicked the tail out and dove so hard to the left that I thought the seat belt would cut me in two, while he howled with glee.
Got it, Mitch.
> My daugher (30) & I commented on the amazing feeling of the power of it that it's better than ---
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> ;-))Well, I don't know about better. Different, and great.
Lar
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