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Aviation Photos => Military Aircraft & Helis => Topic started by: GTagami on May 20, 2009, 11:55:41 AM

Title: Afterburners?
Post by: GTagami on May 20, 2009, 11:55:41 AM
Does the B-1 have to use afterburners to take-off? If not, why do it especially from Long Beach?

Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: phantomphan1974 on May 20, 2009, 12:31:03 PM
Quote from: GTagami on May 20, 2009, 11:55:41 AM
Does the B-1 have to use afterburners to take-off? If not, why do it especially from Long Beach?


Cause its Loud and Cool.  Duh!  J/K.  Don't know.
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: GTagami on May 20, 2009, 12:36:19 PM
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on May 20, 2009, 12:31:03 PM
Cause its Loud and Cool.  Duh!  J/K.  Don't know.

:D
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: CHILIBEAN on May 20, 2009, 06:21:30 PM
Quote from: GTagami on May 20, 2009, 12:36:19 PM
:D

I THINK THE REASON THEY USED THEM ON MONDAY IS THEY HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS & WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OK BEING THEY LOST THE CONTRACT AND ALL..DAMON REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE WHEN THEY WERE MESSING WITH THEM ON THE BLASTING AREA?? YEA THATS WHAT MY SOURCE TOLD ME...REMEMBER HIM THE CRAZY OLD GUY??   
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: rander on May 21, 2009, 06:29:34 PM
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on May 20, 2009, 12:31:03 PM
Cause its Loud and Cool.  Duh!  J/K.  Don't know.

I agree with that!!! <tcat> <tcat>
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: h00t74 on July 18, 2009, 01:23:19 PM
They seem to always have them lit up outta Nellis when they leave as well.
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: kick Z tail out on July 18, 2009, 02:37:15 PM
Because it's like a Ferrari... why drive it if you're not gonna drive it fast?


;)
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: NikonGuy on July 19, 2009, 05:05:03 AM
Quote from: kick Z tail out on July 18, 2009, 02:37:15 PM
Because it's like a Ferrari... why drive it if you're not gonna drive it fast?


;)
Very cool! like that thinking!   <whip>     <laughing>
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: Midnight Mover on July 21, 2009, 08:08:43 PM
Quote from: Fernando Sedeno on July 19, 2009, 05:05:03 AM
Very cool! like that thinking!   <whip>     <laughing>

Me too ;D
Title: Re: Afterburners?
Post by: WARBIRD KEITH on July 22, 2009, 01:14:21 AM
some noise!