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Post by End Zone on Jul 19, 2024 9:49:27 GMT -7
July 13, 2024: This is quite an air show put on by American and European aircrews flying the fastest fighters and most exciting low-level routes in deep valleys between tall mountains.
I've also watched US bombers and gigantic transports fly this exact route. It's impressive to watch the 'heavies' maneuver so low. It's more impressive to be inside a cockpit on a low-level route.
Pilots and crews do low-level flying mostly to practice air warning radar evasion techniques. I trained on low-level routes in both fighters and Search and Rescue helicopters during my Navy career in California, Arizona, and Nevada and some interesting places overseas.
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Jul 20, 2024 15:59:46 GMT -7
Loved every minute of this. That Hawker's sound is unforgettable
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Post by thomas cat on Jul 23, 2024 20:00:48 GMT -7
July 13, 2024: This is quite an air show put on by American and European aircrews flying the fastest fighters and most exciting low-level routes in deep valleys between tall mountains. I've also watched US bombers and gigantic transports fly this exact route. It's impressive to watch the 'heavies' maneuver so low. It's more impressive to be inside a cockpit on a low-level route. Pilots and crews do low-level flying mostly to practice air warning radar evasion techniques. I trained on low-level routes in both fighters and Search and Rescue helicopters during my Navy career in California, Arizona, and Nevada and some interesting places overseas. I think you and I both have posted similar videos. Watching an aircraft of any kind flying at eye level or even below is a thrill. What these videos doesn't do justice to is the sound. It's like watching a video of fireworks....pretty, but you don't get the full effect. Jets are really loud. Here is just another one.... Mach Loop 2022 Highlights!! USAF F-15Eagle V F35Lightning Low Level through the Mountains of Wales
I thought I would add this. It's not the same thing but its 1975 technology. Maybe one of the best jets ever designed and still going strong. When An F-15 Eagle Climbed Faster Than a Space Rocket |
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Post by thomas cat on Jul 23, 2024 20:20:28 GMT -7
Also....and since you might have firsthand experience, I have a serious question for you End Zone. It's something I have always wondered about. If you are going Mach 1+, does everything go silent? I'm guessing here, but it would seem to me the noise from the engines or even wind noise would always be behind you, and you wouldn't hear it. Is that so?
This is the kind of thing I think about when trying to go to sleep....lol
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Post by End Zone on Jul 26, 2024 8:30:43 GMT -7
Also....and since you might have firsthand experience, I have a serious question for you End Zone. It's something I have always wondered about. If you are going Mach 1+, does everything go silent? I'm guessing here, but it would seem to me the noise from the engines or even wind noise would always be behind you, and you wouldn't hear it. Is that so? This is the kind of thing I think about when trying to go to sleep....lol TC, that's a great question. And you are correct, the outside noise is greatly reduced at Mach 1+. In fact, as I remember it on a steep dive, there was no booming interior noise as the airframe eclipsed Mach speed. (I topped out at 900mph a couple times over the Pacific at a test range). That is, unless "Maverick" is the F-14 Tomcat pilot and he's playing a tune on the IC during ACM (Air Combat Maneuvers). When is the interior noise the loudest? When sitting on the catapult just prior to launch. The F14's massive engines and noise vibrates the Tomcat aircraft frame. Then, when the "Yellow Shirt Shooter" touches the steel deck with his hand and then points at the bow, the aircraft carrier catapult throws you straight ahead so hard that your face muscles pull backwards around cheeks and jaw bones. Guts slosh to the rear of the abdomial cavity. 2-3 seconds later, the jet is flying off the deck on its own due to preset wing inputs. All shaking ends but there is some engine noise as the jet accelerates and climbs higher. A good launch is smooth as silk. Today's modern Navy aircraft can fly themselves. Pilots are not needed except for movies. The F14 is now retired from the Navy. I think some F14 platforms are still used for test purposes by the engineers at Pax River MD and Fallon NV. I have not seen a Tomcat in the air in ages. |
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