Flight/Planes

[Duke]

 

[Lynne]

I saw this on Sunday. They are impressive. They are flying close and low , is this dangerous ?

 

[Duke]

I saw this on Sunday. They are impressive. They are flying close and low , is this dangerous?

Yes, but I know the three crews flew this formation many times in preparation for this flyover. Formation flying in fighters is not unusual, but it's fairly uncommon for bombers. What makes it more difficult in this unique situation is the fact there are different a/c with three different sets of flight characteristics and performance. The B-2 pilot was a female captain from Dayton, btw. The local media did a good bit of coverage on her.

 

[Debi]

I also saw this and was impressed! It looked really cool.

 

[Duke]

How the Air Force Pulled Off the First-Ever Super Bowl Flyover with All 3 Bombers

The B-52, which dates back to the early 1960s, had to keep in line with its B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit cousins.

www.military.com

 

[Debi]

United Airlines flight suffers engine failure, sending debris falling on neighborhoods outside Denver

A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Denver International Airport Saturday after it suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff, sending aircraft debris raining down on soccer fields, homes and yards in a Denver suburb.

www.cnn.com

 

[Lynne]

This had to be terrifying for the people on board. Makes me think of Jads experience. I’m so happy everyone was ok.

 

[Duke]

This had to be terrifying for the people on board. Makes me think of Jads experience. I’m so happy everyone was ok.

 

[Debi]

I cannot think of anything quite so terrifying as looking out the window to see this...unless it was looking out to see the land below rushing at you.

 

[Debi]

Air Force pilot from Indiana killed in trainer jet crash in Alabama

Two Air Force pilots were killed when a trainer jet crashed near an Alabama airport.

www.wrtv.com