These aircraft are doing pilot training - I have seen them flying into KWWD at 3 AM and their flight path shows they had been flying all over the state of New Jersey. Unlike the old days when commercial aviation was flying 24/7 - most airports are slow during the after midnight hours so these flights take advantage of that inactivity.
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Something seems odd with this. I was a crewchief on the F15 for 10 years, I know this article is about the F16, but the external fuel tanks transfer automatically as normal operation in flight from the external tanks to the internal fuel tanks as fuel is used during the course of the flight. Granted there are scenarios that could have occurred in which they would jettsion full fuel tanks, but to me I would think that this would be a last resort. Yet the planes landed back at their base without incident. A full fuel tank, on the centerline of the acft is 600 gallons, with the total weight of 4,520 pound for the centerline tank. The wing tanks have to be used in pairs, one on each wing. Each one contains 370 gallons, with the total weight of 2,479 pounds per tank. This would be very similar to dropping very large bombs, hence the scenario seeming odd. Not to mention the ramifications to the environment dropping them over Lake Huron. Anyone have any other information about the incident?
Seems large prisoner swap under way with Russia and US and other countries.
Checking out Zurich airport but nothing odd there yet.. Seems in recent swaps they used
Civ reg chartered aircraft. Maybe do hop to Germany then home.
BBC is showing aircraft with Russia markings in Ankara Turkey.Seems some swap between Germany and Russia going on there.
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Couple MD A-10's went up but weak here so must have went South A/A 266.600
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Saw one over Rehoboth about 20 mins ago.
1110- Someone doing patterns at DOV (257.875) so might be them.
TIS-B marker over Warren Grove at 1112 local, originated at Martin State. Looks like atleast 1x A-10 went south, then turned NE to pass over Rehoboth on the way to do a touch and go at KACY, then begin working the Warren Grove range.
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Seems flight started in Kansas home of Fort Leavenworth US prison...hmmm.
If I remember right, the center-line on the F-16 was 300 gallons (really close to the ground, the bottom actually looks a little flattened for it).
Saw pic on news in the GLF5 on there way.. Seems stop at Cologne Germany now so not sure if
