F16's

[RICHARD]

http://www.edwards.af.mil/openhouse/...t_gallery.html

Here is a link to the Official EAFB web site.


Some great pics.

One of the most impressive demos was the two propeller driven airplanes on page three, a yellow and gray pair.

The yellow one is an old T-6 Texan, used to train the WWII pilots, The T-6A
is the new version that all new pilots train on...a wonderful, incredible plane
It's incredibly fast for a prop plane and did some manuevers that made my stomach turn!!

[Karen]

The only times I have had F-16's fly overhead was September 11, 2001 and the days following. So I imagine it would be different for me. In those days, the skies above the Boston area were completely silent, except for the F-16 patrols. Eerie.

[Corinna]

I grew up around the whidbey naval air station. I well up evry time I see them show me a pic of the blue angels and look out get a boat.
I love the sign at the front gate " Pardon our noise but it's the sound of freedom."

[Oggyflute]

Standing about 500 feet away from one doing a low speed pass and then hitting the afterburner leaves you shaking...

You want to scream because the sound is so overwhelming! The noise is so much bigger than you are you have to make sure you are not lost in it all!!

I lived with that situation for near on six years. Probably explains my lack of hearing.