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F/A-18 and F-16 - Scramble Competition

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F/A-18 and F-16 - Scramble Competition

Post by Steven » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:54 pm

Hi all,

Not seen this posted before. Made for an entertaining watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srwn1gJgtMU

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Re: F/A-18 and F-16 - Scramble Competition

Post by pjharvey » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:02 pm

Le Mans Start! I love it
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Re: F/A-18 and F-16 - Scramble Competition

Post by TS010 » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:51 am

Good fun. :D
We used to get Lightnings started and away in well under 2 minutes. :whistle:
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Re: F/A-18 and F-16 - Scramble Competition

Post by Steven » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:32 pm

I imagine the Americans were a little annoyed at the speed of the Jordanian effort - we know our dear friends are very competitive! Especially the F/A-18 pilot struggling with his ladders!

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