O.T. from Afganistan

"Jim Fisher" wrote in message ...

Too bad we have that silly rule about not breaking sound barriers in
populated areas here in the states. I'd love to witness that some day.


At an Airshow at NAS Fallon back in the '90s I experienced this "up
close and personal". I was standing by the taxiway when an F-18 made
a low level, high speed pass down the runway. He accidentally busted
mach 1 just as he passed the grandstand. The double crack of the boom
was like getting slapped with a giant invisible hand. It took a few
minutes to get my hearing back too.

The FAA observer at the show happened to be standing right next to
me. He was not happy.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

He accidentally busted
mach 1 just as he passed the grandstand.

Yeah, suuure it was accidental! I watched an F-14 do the same thing, only about
3000 feet over the beach in Corolla NC last October. He pulled up and over,
onto his back, and then rolled level. Is that a split- S? Anyway, before he
headed back north, I heard a BIIG Double BOOM, and he was... Gone. I was on
the top deck of the rental house, cheering!
Matt

"MDinzey" wrote in message
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He accidentally busted
mach 1 just as he passed the grandstand.

Yeah, suuure it was accidental! I watched an F-14 do the same thing, only
about
3000 feet over the beach in Corolla NC last October. He pulled up and
over,
onto his back, and then rolled level. Is that a split- S? Anyway, before
he
headed back north, I heard a BIIG Double BOOM, and he was... Gone. I was
on
the top deck of the rental house, cheering!
Matt

It sounds like an Immelman. A wings level, climibing 180 degree turn with a
half roll at the top to right side up.

A Split S begins in level flight, half roll to inverted with a wings level
pull through to level flight going the other way. Sort of the opposite of
an Immelman

JB

(MDinzey) wrote in message ...
He accidentally busted
mach 1 just as he passed the grandstand.

Yeah, suuure it was accidental!

I'm pretty sure it was. The FAA man gave the squadron commander an
earful at the time. I had to wait an extra hour for my buddy (who was
part of the airshow) to come out of the debrief, he said most of the
delay was the yelling and screaming about the guy who busted mach.
Unless your name is Maverick, you don't get away with that kind of
stuff in the Navy.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)