[coloniegal]

Originally Posted by BostonRich

Anyone else see the two military jets (?) that flew over the northern part of the Villages yesterday. They were headed right over me but then did an impressive sharp banked left turn and headed back west flying sideways showing their bellies. They were pretty low and following very closely. Don't know what they were but the wings were very straight and they had two tails. Just wondering if anyone else saw them and know anything about them. The roar was very loud.

We saw them while standing in our driveways, the way the plane was coming in we thought it was going to crash. No military markings, heard later there is an air show somewhere near here.

[ex34449]

An A-10 loud? I didn't see or hear them but an A-10 isn't a loud acft in flight. It uses a similar turbofan engine to many commercial acft. I worked on them for many years.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by ex34449

An A-10 loud? I didn't see or hear them but an A-10 isn't a loud acft in flight. It uses a similar turbofan engine to many commercial acft. I worked on them for many years.

Many commercial aircraft use turbofans. AiBbus, Boeing 737, Boeing 747 cargo aircraft, many foreign carriers, etc. A Boeing 737 with both engines a cruise power (which is what the A-10s seemed to be at) will make a pretty significant racket if passing overhead at the altitude the Warthogs seem to be. FOUR turbofans about 500' off the ground (according to most estimates) WILL be loud. They were loud enough herd to shake the house and make me think there was really heavy equipment moving into the neighborhood. I ran outside in time to get a good view of them as they passed overhead and continued on.

[NobodyCares]

Thanks for sharing the link. I’m amazed at the amount of aerial traffic over the villages.

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Track planes here

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

A 10 Warthogs hunting snowbirds in roundabouts who were speeding away from dog poop they didn't clean-up to create a line at the Rec center for a class after being shut out of their tee time by the snowbird who logged on first looking for the entrance to a MMP to drive their car upon. That should about cover it.

Exactly what I was gonna say.

[THUNDERCHIEF]

Originally Posted by bostonrich

anyone else see the two military jets (?) that flew over the northern part of the villages yesterday. They were headed right over me but then did an impressive sharp banked left turn and headed back west flying sideways showing their bellies. They were pretty low and following very closely. Don't know what they were but the wings were very straight and they had two tails. Just wondering if anyone else saw them and know anything about them. The roar was very loud.

sounds like a a-10 warthog from your description--jack usaf retired great airplane for close air ground support and low level flight operations

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Geodyssey

It can do everything but win wars!

But it may help shorten one!

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by mkjelenbaas

No - I did not see it - but what is the point - who cares?

Because military readiness is a necessity in these times. That's why you should care.

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by THUNDERCHIEF

sounds like a a-10 warthog from your description--jack usaf retired great airplane for close air ground support and low level flight operations

I'll make a WAG that your handle is in honor of the F-105 Thunderchief. I was just a kid when it first flew but I had to have the Revelle model kit of it!

[ex34449]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Many commercial aircraft use turbofans. AiBbus, Boeing 737, Boeing 747 cargo aircraft, many foreign carriers, etc. A Boeing 737 with both engines a cruise power (which is what the A-10s seemed to be at) will make a pretty significant racket if passing overhead at the altitude the Warthogs seem to be. FOUR turbofans about 500' off the ground (according to most estimates) WILL be loud. They were loud enough herd to shake the house and make me think there was really heavy equipment moving into the neighborhood. I ran outside in time to get a good view of them as they passed overhead and continued on.

Hardly a comparison. Yes they are all turbofans and that's about where similarities end.
An A-10's TF34 produces roughly 9,000 lbf
A 737 CFM56 produces nearly 30,000 lbf. Over 3 times as much as an TF34. A 747 GEnx engine makes more than twice that of the CFM56.
Like comparing a Jeep 2.0 to a Nascar powerplant.
I had to look up the last 2, the A-10 engine I've swapped out quite a few.