HI air guard F-22 Raptors make stop in Hilo

[ElysianWort]

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/31...p-in-hilo/

I called my friend a few minutes ago and he said he was down town just now checking them out.

Although it's much too hot of a day for them to leave chem-trails contrails today.

[Obie]

They are actually out flying around right now.Making hard left turns after takeoff they did leave chemtrails.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Two of them flew right over me near Ken’s on their approach for landing.
Really something, maneuvered like race cars of the sky.
Didn’t see the chemtrails, but I guess it’s gonna start raining any minute now, right?

[1voyager1]

I saw them [F-22s] at an airshow at Elmendorf right after they were first deployed there.
The pilot brought it in low and slow, then hovered standing on its tail.
I was impressed.
More so than back In '85.
I was working a construction contract at Eilson near Fairbanks. They has an air show also.
An F-15 was flown over from Elmendorf for an exhibition.
They flew it over low and slow, stood it on its tail, then immediately shot to 15k' in a matter of seconds.
It looked like a jet engine with a saddle strapped on it.
The F-22 was a much more delicately controlled demonstration of ability.

[Obie]

Just Left the airport.Impressive machines but I'm a retired aircraft mechanic so I like noisy flying machines.

[leilanidude]

If you ever get a chance to go to an airshow in which the F-22 Raptor Demo Team is flying... do it, and I don't mean a National Guard unit flying them.

[Punatic007]

Wow, they are beautiful! Technology at it's finest. The pilots and mechanics were great out and about talking to all of us gawkers even if they did keep us at a distance from the crafts.

I tried to tell the protesters when they got in my face, it's a cruel world out there and not only do we need these awesome creatures we are blessed beyond measure to live in a country as safe and affluent as this one. Of course they disagreed, some of us need a little extra time to grow up and get a reality check.

[dan d]

I was there when they taxied in,and parked and sat idling at low power.WOW IT WAS LOUD!
Ears still felt it hours later. I was in awe. Kinda like the time i saw the sr71 black bird at Pt Magu air show. What a strange trip its been. Thanks to the nat gurd for keeping us safe.
Aloha


HPP

[Obie]

Yesterday when they took off the 3rd guy leveled off, accelerated and then abruptly pulled up into a vertical climb to about 1000ft and then leveled off and rolled 90 degrees to the left and entered a high g turn.The wing vortices were pretty nest.

Here's an F/A-18.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_vo...gtip_1.jpg

[SBH]

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Originally posted by dan d

I was in awe. Kinda like the time i saw the sr71 black bird at Pt Magu air show.

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My grandfather was the Chief Inspector responsible for the SR71 and U2 spy planes in Lockheed’s Skunk Works from 1943 to the 70’s. Kelly Johnson's right hand man.