Seven 9s and 10s

High-res (via www.fas.org) How would you like to look out the window of your tiny little Cessna 210 to find this monster bearing down on you at nearly twice the speed of sound? That’s exactly what happened today, twice, as NORAD scrambled F-16s to intercept and escort two small aircraft that violated restricted airspace around President Obama’s visit to Las Vegas.  Here’s the story at CNN. The F-16 has long been my favorite jet.  Just look at that sexy girl.  She’s fantastic.

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How would you like to look out the window of your tiny little Cessna 210 to find this monster bearing down on you at nearly twice the speed of sound?

That’s exactly what happened today, twice, as NORAD scrambled F-16s to intercept and escort two small aircraft that violated restricted airspace around President Obama’s visit to Las Vegas.  Here’s the story at CNN.

The F-16 has long been my favorite jet.  Just look at that sexy girl.  She’s fantastic.

guillee: Sean Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over US Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller, flying F/A-18 Blue Angel #5 Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, over San Francisco Bay. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) HOLY SHIT GET ON MY TUMBLR. This is one of the most amazing pictures I’ve ever seen. None of us that are not pilots can truly comprehend the difficulty involved with this manuever.

guillee:

Sean Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over US Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller, flying F/A-18 Blue Angel #5 Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, over San Francisco Bay. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

HOLY SHIT GET ON MY TUMBLR.

This is one of the most amazing pictures I’ve ever seen. None of us that are not pilots can truly comprehend the difficulty involved with this manuever.