#430101 - 08/18/0810:08 PMRe: A few pics 2008 Chicago Air & Water Show
[Re: Chicago4Winns]
firecadet613
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Registered: 07/16/06
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Loc: Brownsburg, IN
Awesome pics, thanks. Is that last boat a 44 or a 48 Sundancer? I'd love to watch the show from the water sometime, but fear a 22' cuddy would be to small with all those big boats out there.
Someday I will see the shows at Fleet Week in SF from the water. Admiral's friend has a 30' ish sail boat at Richmond MArina. Someday, I want to hitch a ride on their boat and watch the shows on the water. Or I may get fed up with it and take Baby Blue onto the bay.
Thanks for the pics.
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The Searay was a 44 Sundancer. Last time I was at the fuel dock there was one behind and the owner let me aboard. I fell in love and my Admiral immediately made me leave
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Nice pics. I've never seen the B2 at an airshow before. The B1 is very impressive when they do flyovers and kick on the afterburners. I saw one at a NASCAR race at Sears Point about five years ago. Several F18s flew over first, and the B1 made them sound like Cessnas by comparison. The noise level was unbelievable.
Nice pics. I've never seen the B2 at an airshow before. The B1 is very impressive when they do flyovers and kick on the afterburners. I saw one at a NASCAR race at Sears Point about five years ago. Several F18s flew over first, and the B1 made them sound like Cessnas by comparison. The noise level was unbelievable.
Registered: 07/08/04
Posts: 1696
Loc: Down in Fraggle Rock
Thanks for the pics! We didn't make it down to the show this year, but we did catch a good view of the B2 flying south over Vernon Hills. We had gone to Portillo's for lunch and that plane came in, low and slow, on its way toward the lake.
I'd never seen one of those in the air before. The pic you've posted doesn't really convey the feeling you get when you see one flying. The funny thing is, you don't really hear it until it's right on top of you, or flying away. It's a pretty big plane, too. By the time you know it's there, it's too late to do anything about it. Which, I suppose, is sort of the whole point of the thing. Glad it's flown by the Good Guys.