Boom?

[TravelGal]

Two MAJOR landings at Van Nuys airport about 15 minutes ago. Circled a bit and flew in right over the house. Search of images leads to me think F 14's, not 15's or 16's. Jeebers, maybe Gnam was right and we're about to go boom. :eek:

[stroker]

Two MAJOR landings at Van Nuys airport about 15 minutes ago. Circled a bit and flew in right over the house. Search of images leads to me think F 14's, not 15's or 16's. Jeebers, maybe Gnam was right and we're about to go boom. :eek:

I was under the impression all the swing-wing planes (F-14 and F-111) have been retired. I'm guessing it was F-15's.

Unless it was Tornados? :confused:

[TravelGal]

I was under the impression all the swing-wing planes (F-14 and F-111) have been retired. I'm guessing it was F-15's.

Unless it was Tornados? :confused:

I thought so too, stroker. I'll look. The F15 undercarriage pictures I saw did not look right but closer than the 14's and 16's.

While we're here, what is the difference in capability? Described in layman's terms, of course.

edit: dam google images shows you everything that flies. I called the airport but it's after hours so no human answered. Nothing on the news or the net that I can find about why they're here. Odd that they would stop at a commercial (civilian) airport. RE-EDIT: The lack of reliability of the images is probably what got me even more confused between the 'teens.

[cameraman]

F-16 is single engine, f-15 & f-18 are twin engined.

f-16 top left
f-15 top right
f-18 bottom center

http://www.oocities.org/pentagon/barracks/5297/aircraft/f15f16f18.jpg

F-18 on left, f-15 on right

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/thirteenfifty/thirteenfifty1201/thirteenfifty120100239/12093498-jet-fighter-silhouettes-f-15-and-f-18.jpg

[Elmo T]

F-22s?

[TravelGal]

Of those, still think F15. Gotta call a local restaurant that overlooks the airfield. Maybe they know.
Edit: It would help if I hadn't been so astonished when they flew over. AND if I could tell more about these babies to distinguish them. Seen online: "U.S. F/A-18 Warplanes Sent To Philippines For Military Drills" Yippee.

[cameraman]

The Air Force lifted the F-22 grounding order today but there's no way they are flying f-22s to a civilian airport today.

The airshows have all been canceled.

[TravelGal]

The Air Force lifted the F-22 grounding order today but there's no way they are flying f-22s to a civilian airport today.

The airshows have all been canceled.

Yes, the sequester cancelled the airshows as of April 1. I'm still stumped. Repositioning? With jets? Doesn't seem likely. Unless they took off way to the south (more quietly than they came in), there are here overnight. :confused:

edit: Looking at seems to be actual photos of F-22's, it's definitely not them. Wings are too "roundish" to put it in technical terms. :rolleyes:

[mapguy]

Unless it was Tornados? :confused:

The British are coming! The British are coming!

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/2EE18779_1143_EC82_2EA9F3BBD2F2CA7E.jpg

The RAF have phased out the F3 ADV variant (replaced by the Typhoon) and only use the GR4. Can't see the RAF sending a couple of mud movers to California....

[dando]

Nothing to worry about...it's just the North Koreans invading. Just means that you need to keep your dogs inside. :gomer: :D

-Kevin

[TravelGal]

Definitive answer: 2 F-18's. From a friend from 7thGear days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJsFKqJqjZI&feature=youtu.be

They sure look a lot larger when flying over your house at x hundred feet. :eek:

[dando]

Definitive answer: 2 F-18's. From a friend from 7thGear days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJsFKqJqjZI&feature=youtu.be

They sure look a lot larger when flying over your house at x hundred feet. :eek:

Did you wave? ;) Having growned up in Kettering, I've been used to all kinds of aircraft flying around Wright Pat, where my mom worked for a time.

-Kevin

[WickerBill]

Definitive answer: 2 F-18's. From a friend from 7thGear days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJsFKqJqjZI&feature=youtu.be

They sure look a lot larger when flying over your house at x hundred feet. :eek:

That second pilot put a hurtin' on that suspension :)

[Elmo T]

That second pilot put a hurtin' on that suspension :)

Carrier landing practice. ;)

[Gnam]

Very cool. :thumbup:
Wonder why they chose Van Nuys?

"All the vampires walkin' through the valley, Move west down Ventura Boulevard..." ;)

[TravelGal]

Very cool. :thumbup:
Wonder why they chose Van Nuys?

"All the vampires walkin' through the valley, Move west down Ventura Boulevard..." ;)

Word on the web is that they are here for a high school career day. Will leave about 2 pm so I have another 90 minutes before I run outside! :thumbup:

[manic mechanic]

The airshows have all been canceled.

Are you sure?

http://www.riversideairshow.com/

Already had a P-51, T-6, and A-10 fly over the house and lots more should be in by sundown! :D

21st year in a row that the wife is HATING it!!

[cameraman]

Okay, a lot of airshows have been canceled...

March 16-17 AZ Luke AFB Luke AFB
April 6-7 FL MacDill AFB Airfest MacDill AFB
April 13-14 TX South Texas Shoot-Out Corpus Christi
April 27-28 SC MCAS Beaufort MCAS Beaufort
May 4-5 LA Defenders of Liberty Air Show Barksdale AFB
May 4-5 VA Langley AFB Langley AFB
May 4-5 WV Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Martinsburg
May 11-12 MS Hawkins Field Air Show Jackson
May 18-19 NC Wings Over Wayne Seymour Johnson AFB
May 18-19 WA Fairchild AFB Fairchild AFB
May 25-26 VA Lynchburg Regional Air Show Lynchburg
May 25-27 WI Southern Wisconsin AirFEST 2012 Janesville
June 1-2 IL Rockford AirFest 2012 Greater Rockford Airport
June 1-2 NY Rochester International Air Show Rochester
June 8 SC JB Charleston JB Charleston
June 15-16 IN Indianapolis Air Show Mt. Comfort Airport
June 29-30 SC Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach
July 12-14 IN Gary's South Shore Air Show Gary, IN
July 20-21 MN Great Minnesota Air Show St. Cloud
August 10-11 VT Wings Over Vermont Burlington
August 31-1 MD NAS Pautuxent River Air Expo
August 31-1 OH Cleveland National Air Show Burke Lakefront
Sept 14-15 ME Great State of Maine Air Show Brunswick, ME
Nov 9-10 NV Nellis AFB - Aviation Nation Nellis AFB

[TravelGal]

Thanks the heads up (literally). I thought everything was cancelled when I read that the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds have cancelled everything. They are usually the big draw.