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Re: Accuweather cam catches something strange!

#41 Postby jburns » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:16 am

WindRunner wrote:And using these saucers, they'll call Vince to make landfall in Rome as a Cat 4. :idea: I should have known . . .


To be fair they forecast that only if it manages to go through the strait of Gibralter without hitting land. :eek:
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#42 Postby beachbum_al » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:18 pm

One word... :lol:
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#43 Postby fasterdisaster » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:49 pm

Wow accuweather must really be desparate! They have to invite some alien friends to get attention. :wink:
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#44 Postby Aqua Teen Hunger Force » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:53 pm

Can this be moved to the off topic forum. Absolutly nothing to do with the tropics.
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#45 Postby Lutrastorm » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:15 pm

Ya think Accuweather intends to outsource recon flights with these guys?
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#46 Postby fasterdisaster » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:15 pm

Lutrastorm wrote:Ya think Accuweather intends to outsource recon flights with these guys?


Oh so THAT'S why their recon report summaries are so odd!
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#47 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:48 pm

On futher inspection of that days Accuwx photographs, I found this photo that was taken several minutes after the space craft appeared, for you that dont know, it is an USMC AV-8B Harrier, this photo comes from some miltary photos I found. :lol: :D Image :wink:
EDIT: To take the II out of the harrier part, as it doesnt have a nose radar bump...
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#48 Postby WindRunner » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:51 pm

Those are some of the most amazing aircraft that exist today. Really fun to watch take off.
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#49 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:53 pm

yep, unfortunely they are being phased out, there should only be a couple squadrons let here at USMC Cherry Point by 2019 :cry: :cry: They fly over my house every day though :D
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#50 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:00 pm

Here is what they are being phased out by: USMC-Multi-role Short Take-Off & Vertical Landing (STOVL) strike fighter to replace AV-8B and F/A-18A/C/D. The Marine variant distinguishes itself from the other variants with its short takeoff/vertical landing capability.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm Its known as the Joint Strike Fighter... (JSF)
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#51 Postby WindRunner » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:07 pm

I think the Boeing one looks more high-tech, but if these are replacing the F/A-18s, then I better get used to that Lockheed design.
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#52 Postby Rainband » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:16 pm

The UFO is a 50's style. At least use a modern lie next time :roll:
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#53 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:16 pm

yep, but no matter what, the AV-8B (Widow Maker is the AV-8A and the early AV-8B) will always be my favorite plane... I love those planes, and I know more about them than most people as my dad worked on them in the USMC... :D
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#54 Postby Downdraft » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:16 pm

I can see JB doing the tropics report for Jupiter now. Remember that swirl I mentioned last month south of the Jupiter equator folks? Well, make no mistake about it this one is THE ONE. I'm estimating CAT 200 winds around 800 knots and since the shear is only 100 knots which is light this storm is moving into a favorable environment under a high pressure methane cloud. I expect this storm to last about 750 earth years and hit everything in it's path. I also expect another comet to strike Jupiter sometime in the future and generate another super-duper-mega-clone. Those rockheads at NASA say it will miss by 10,000 miles but in my book that's to close to call and if it does hit remember you heard it here first. Tomorrow it's time to talk about those swirls on Saturn.
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#55 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:18 pm

hey, i have 200 posts now!!!
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#56 Postby WindRunner » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:25 pm

Rainband wrote:The UFO is a 50's style. At least use a modern lie next time :roll:


You're right, I guess I'm just stuck in the past. (though I was never there)
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#57 Postby Swimdude » Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:25 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:If this is real then I hope they are nice. We are in deep you know what if not. O god!!!

This is not a laughing matter if this is real. Things are going to change big time at best.
:cry:


Calm down; pictures like this have been showing up for 40 years now. Real or not.
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#58 Postby HURAKAN » Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:36 pm

By the way, could we use that UFO to investigate cyclones? :lol:
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