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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    prism wrote:
    now that makes for a nifty visual :)

    meanwhile in other places....Larry Craig just involuntarily spasmed :p
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Cosmo wrote:
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    No. That's stuff I heard.
    I didn't work on the F-117 or B-2 manufacturing programs, but I was cleared because of the systems I worked on that go with those programs. I have never been to Nellis Test range (except for the open house at Nellis A.F.B. to see the Thunderbirds). I did go up to the China Lake Naval Weapons facility to see a live firing of the Vulcan Phallynx 20mm gattling gun that goes on the C-130 Spectre Gunships. You do not want to be on the recieving end of that mother fucker. It turned a tank into tiny bits of metal in seconds.
    Since then, all of the projects have gone blue except for certain parameters such as flight data and weapons loads. Everything I posted was from 25+ years of working on and/or with Air Force systems and with Air Force personel.
    ...
    Check Wikapedia for anything I've lifted... and let me know.


    Ever work in Area 51?
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Ever work in Area 51?
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    Nope.
    I was DoD cleared for Secret and Limited Security Clearances. Top Secret Clearances are required for those deep black programs. Most of the stuff I worked on was not mission critical.
    I got briefed on projects and de-briefed when the project came out of the black. The stuff I work on now only requires a Confdential Clearance.
    The closest I got to the Nellis Test Range was the Air Show (which is open to the public).
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Cosmo wrote:
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    Nope.
    I was DoD cleared for Secret and Limited Security Clearances. Top Secret Clearances are required for those deep black programs. Most of the stuff I worked on was not mission critical.
    I got briefed on projects and de-briefed when the project came out of the black. The stuff I work on now only requires a Confdential Clearance.
    The closest I got to the Nellis Test Range was the Air Show (which is open to the public).


    It sounds like a definite experience no doubt. If there's one thing we can both agree on...airplane technology in fucking awesome.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • dolly rocker
    dolly rocker Long Beach NY Posts: 352
    I agree completely
  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Ever work in Area 51?



    I can't be positive but I don't think that Cosmo's into gay alien sex
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    It sounds like a definite experience no doubt. If there's one thing we can both agree on...airplane technology in fucking awesome.
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    Yeah... if you've ever seen an F-15 or F-18 in flight, they are awesome. I would love to see them buzz the field at Mach speed.
    I would love to go for a ride in one. The closest I got was a ride in a KC-10 tanker as it flew a refuelling trainning flight. We re-fueled some C-141s from Norton A.F.B... it was kind of scary... especially when they went over the procedures for evacuating in the event of a crash.
    And the new F-22s are supposed to be incredible... even though I believe the F-23 was a superior plane. The F-23 walked to Mach speed without after burner. But, it lacked the manuverability of the F-22 due to it's lack of 2 dimensional thrust vectoring. At the time, the Air Force wanted/needed to come up with something to defeat the Soviet's Su-27.
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    prism wrote:
    I can't be positive but I don't think that Cosmo's into gay alien sex
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    It all depends... do the aliens have both genetailia?
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  • dolly rocker
    dolly rocker Long Beach NY Posts: 352
    yes my friend the f-22 is a beast
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Cosmo wrote:
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    Yeah... if you've ever seen an F-15 or F-18 in flight, they are awesome. I would love to see them buzz the field at Mach speed.
    I would love to go for a ride in one. The closest I got was a ride in a KC-10 tanker as it flew a refuelling trainning flight. We re-fueled some C-141s from Norton A.F.B... it was kind of scary... especially when they went over the procedures for evacuating in the event of a crash.
    And the new F-22s are supposed to be incredible... even though I believe the F-23 was a superior plane. The F-23 walked to Mach speed without after burner. But, it lacked the manuverability of the F-22 due to it's lack of 2 dimensional thrust vectoring. At the time, the Air Force wanted/needed to come up with something to defeat the Soviet's Su-27.

    Ever watch American Chopper where they ride in the F-16's?

    One guy pukes...that Vinny guy laughs his ass off the whole time. Whenever I fly I always smile (really appreciate) the speed on takeoff, and the turbulence (whenever it happens).

    The acceleration and G's must be incredible at that level.

    Talk about a rush..
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    dolly rocker wrote:
    yes my friend the f-22 is a beast
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    In simulated air combat... the F-22 can pick off F-15s without being detected.
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    You want to see something cool... use the Google Earth thing and look at the Davis-Monthan boneyard outside of Tucson, AZ. There are a ton of F-16s and F-14s in mothballs over there. There are even some B-1B Bombers in there.
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  • dolly rocker
    dolly rocker Long Beach NY Posts: 352
    the f-22 is the elite fighter in the world
  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    Cosmo wrote:
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    It all depends... do the aliens have both genetailia?


    ummm, I dunno...the males are gay so I think that they only have male pieces parts. though i heard they carry their babies in their butts. so you're sayin' it all could depend on how you tap your foot and how wide your stance is?
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    prism wrote:
    ummm, I dunno...the males are gay so I think that they only have male pieces parts. though i heard they carry their babies in their butts. so you're sayin' it all could depend on how you tap your foot and how wide your stance is?

    lol...

    that and the finger shuffle under the partition....very key...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    prism wrote:
    ummm, I dunno...the males are gay so I think that they only have male pieces parts. though i heard they carry their babies in their butts. so you're sayin' it all could depend on how you tap your foot and how wide your stance is?
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    Then, in that case... no vagina?
    ...
    I'm out.
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  • dolly rocker
    dolly rocker Long Beach NY Posts: 352
    its broderick not broaderick get the spelling right
  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    Cosmo wrote:
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    Then, in that case... no vagina?
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    I'm out.

    oh be that way....you can hear their little gay alien hearts breaking
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  • dolly rocker
    dolly rocker Long Beach NY Posts: 352
    madness my friends madness
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Cosmo wrote:
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    I did go up to the China Lake Naval Weapons facility to see a live firing of the Vulcan Phallynx 20mm gattling gun that goes on the C-130 Spectre Gunships. You do not want to be on the recieving end of that mother fucker. It turned a tank into tiny bits of metal in seconds.

    I was a Vulcan crewmember. I was in a towed-Vulcan (towed by Humvee) unit at Ft. Lewis, WA in 1991-1992. Let me tell you, it is a blast to fire up the 20 mm. The rate of fire is 3,000 rounds/minute (that's 50 rounds/second). It had a distinct sound that earned the nickname "fart gun". The Vulcan was developed for the army during the Vietnam war for short range air defense but has almost exclusively been utilized to attack ground targets. Supposedly we'd set them up along various rivers used by the VC and just obliterate their boats. During Desert Storm I was told two Vulcans basically destroyed an entire multi-story building that Iraqi soldiers were holed up in. Here's a link to the wiki page. There's not much too it:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M167_Vulcan
  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    jlew24asu wrote:
    what is the deal with this place?

    I'm shocked only a few workers have ever talked about it.

    obviously secret spy planes are tested there but what else?


    Don't want to say "aliens" just incase you get labled as a conspiracy freak? ;)
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