lfcrule1972 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 but nothing like this. Check out this 24 second clip on Youtube...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 as kids we used to go out by LaGaudia airport in NY and lie on a hill that was close to the landing path of incoming flights and they were no more than 50 -100 feet off the hill before touchdown the earth moved the noise was incredible, they finally fenced off that section and you couldn't do it any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseyguy Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 as kids we used to go out by LaGaudia airport in NY and lie on a hill that was close to the landing path of incoming flights and they were no more than 50 -100 feet off the hill before touchdown the earth moved the noise was incredible, they finally fenced off that section and you couldn't do it any more my father would take us to Newark airport when we were young, there was a bridge at the end of a runway the planes would take off and be about 75 feet above us. talk about loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 There is a service road we use at work that runs round the end of the runway at Gatwick, depending on the wind direction you can either have a plane coming in to land about 75 or so feet above you or just after taking off !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 its really an adrenaline rush the only thing crazier was when I was in the Air Force and the war planes would be out at the firing range and come back with what they called hung ordinance ,it was a situation where a plane would try to fire its rockets and one or more wouldn't leave the aircraft, they would land not knowing whether the impact from touchdown the rocket might come loose and go screaming down the runway ,foam emergency vehicles and a landing site made for just such an occasion it happened a couple of times I know of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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