fromtheinside.us — A "navy F-18 pilot out of NAS Lemoore came up on frequency. You knew right away it was a Navy jock because he sounded very cool on the radios. 'Center, Dusty 52 ground speed check.' Before Center could reply, I'm thinking to myself, hey, Dusty 52 has a ground speed indicator in that million-dollar c**kpit, so why is he asking Center for a read-out?
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backflipperJun 22, 2009
Do you like gladiator movies?
drummerandrewJun 22, 2009
Mythbusters tested it and they had to be 200 feet off the ground to break s**t.
dlite922Jun 23, 2009
Soon, if not already: <a class="user" href="http://www.noahshachtman.com/images/Carter%20concept%202.jpg">http://www.noahshachtman.com/images/Carter%20conce ...</a>
zolpidemJun 23, 2009
Ugh. You got downmodded for asking this?A "bug driver" is the derogatory slang pilots use for Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilots. Hornet Pilot = Bug Driver.
wackaudioJun 23, 2009
So awesome! but you should Google the Aurora Jet, it blows away the SR-71 at Mock 8 Supposedly
pimpofpixelsJun 24, 2009
@djAnakinYeah, it's really moronic to care about the national debt. Only stupid people do that. /s
milflyboyJun 25, 2009
The reference frame for Mach numbers is fixed. A plane going Mach 1 is going 1x the-speed-of-sound-at-sea-level, no matter what its altitude.
rft3rdJun 29, 2009
Heard it before.Also, IFF is Identification Friend or Foe. Not International.
wackaudioJul 8, 2009
I don't say... Google says. I don't know the real specs I got them off a site I found on google, I just know that the jet does exist. My father worked for Lockheed Martin and built parts for it he also talked about it's innovative pulse propulsion system.
jookJul 12, 2009
Really? I am 40 years old and my brother is over 60, and he spent over 40 years in the Air Force. Do you doubt people because you cannot tell truth, or is there another reason? I am very proud of the service me family has given to this country, and if you add it up between the 8 children it totals over 200 years. If you wish to call my brother a liar, I dare you to do it to my families face, sir. You will have Army, Air Force, Nave and Marines crawling up your ass.I respect your right to state your opinion, but I do not respect your tone in addressing the memoirs of a man who gave his life's work to make the skies safe.In other words, SHUT THE f**k UP.