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Originally posted by LoneGunMan
Edit to add: Affirmitive Reaction, you stated that you are a tanker pilot of over twenty years of service? What in the heck is an educated 40 something year old man stating location "NUNYA (could be chillin' at the kwaj lodge!)" NUNYA and chillin' for some reason doesnt sound like something a 40 year old would say. I think you may be in the service because you know about the Kwajelien atol in Hawaii but I doubt you are a middle aged man.
[edit on 8-10-2006 by LoneGunMan]
Originally posted by Affirmative Reaction
Condensation can occur at any, repeat "ANY" altitude, from ground level up to whatever altitude you wish to discuss. Have you ever seen an air show where a fast mover, say an F-16, F-18, or any other fighter is doing high angle of attack maneuvers? Ever see one come in low and fast and do a hard pull up, at which time a contrail forms at the trailing edge of said aircrafts wing? That's condensation! If it was cold, it would linger longer, but it's usually warmer, so it dissipates almost immediately. Well, the higher you go, the colder it becomes, thus contrails last longer. However, if it's a bit nippy at lower altitudes, then contrails form at said lower altitudes, thus creating the "illusion" that they are closer to the horizon, which would then make you THINK they are further away.
Clouds are condensate, moisture in the air, are they not? Fog is a cloud at ground level, correct? Contrails are also condensate, as proven. They can and do occur at any altitude when atmospheric conditions are favorable.
Clear?
Originally posted by Affirmative Reaction
"NUNYA", short for "None of your damn business", is very old, you "young-uns" didn't coin it.
Originally posted by Iblis
Fireman vs. Pilot on a subject involving aviation.
Mhmm.. of course the enthusiast believes he has to be right..
Originally posted by LoneGunMan
OMG!! Wrong! Contrails do not form at any altitude there guy. We are not talking about seperating the air from the water at exterme speed at a high angle of attack! We are talking about condensation trails created by jet-turbine and turbofan engines, are we not?
You stuck your size 12 right in your mouth!
Originally posted by The_Time_is_now
Well, i dont belive in this idea, but according to some people, you can Dissapate Chemtrails by using orgone Generators, which imo, is ridiculous, but hey, if it works, then ill admit im wrong.
Originally posted by Affirmative Reaction
I have looked out the sextant port at only 23,000 feet and seen a contrail forming at the trailing edge of my wingtip where my fuel dump mast is located. Also, on takeoff, my C-130 (told you I didn’t fly tankers, didn’t I?) props will, especially on a humid day (remember moisture?) create spiral contrails under high power settings that corkscrew back several feet. Disruption of airflow causes a pressure differential, thus causing the aforementioned CONDENSATION, more noticeable at colder temps.
Originally posted by LoneGunMan
Well no kidding, we are not talking about a few feet or a few aircraft lengths though are we? Of course you can get condensation at high speed, I saw an all weather F-18 during an airshow that was cancled after 15 minutes of it opening, come through in zone 5 afterburn pulling back on the stick to keep his airspeed from going beyond the sound barrier, and had a huge amount of condensation come off the leading edge of his wing. It was quite impressive. We werent talking about condensation that goes away instantly though were we?
(edit for brevity)
So dont put me down for being a firefighter only, some people are much more complex than you think. I am a Firefighter because of that look of hope one gets in their eye, when they know in their heart they are dying and they see my ugly face. Not because I coudnt be something else. I bet I am a better stick and rudder man than yourself!!
Originally posted by Iblis
Is a legitimate piece of evidence -confirming- there are Chemtrails. All we have asked. And we have yet to receive it.
Originally posted by Affirmative Reaction
Well, for someone who claims to know a lot about aviation, you surely don't show it. First of all, airspeed below 10,000 MSL is limited to 250 KIAS, and although military aircraft in range space are exempt from this restriction and are also given wavers for air shows, no fast mover would ever, EVER go so close to the speed of sound at an air show. Even "high speed passes" are usually limited to less than 400 KIAS, well below the speed of sound. In addition, no pilot worth his salt would EVER let his speed get away from him so far as to have to pull up to keep from breeching the sound barrier. The pass you describe is a hard pull up to show the climbing ability of the given jet, in this case the F-18. And pray tell, how did you know he was in "zone 5 afterburner"? Were you in the cockpit with him? Are your eyes so good as to be able to see his throttle position? Wow. Impressive.
Originally posted by interestedalways
Also Affirmative, you mentioned you were a long time ATS member, but I see you haven't posted since 2004.
Surprisingly you came out of the woodwork to plunge into this thread.
Originally posted by interestedalways
Has anyone noticed if Iblis and Affirmative Reaction are ever on line at the same time?
Also Affirmative, you mentioned you were a long time ATS member, but I see you haven't posted since 2004.
Surprisingly you came out of the woodwork to plunge into this thread.
And of course Iblis has three days worth of posts on several threads with a military subject.
Whatever guys, lets keep it real!!!
[edit on 8-10-2006 by interestedalways]
Originally posted by Affirmative Reaction
Mr. Firefighter, if you will read my posts I have demonstrated several times that contrails are formed at any altitude depending on the atmospheric conditions. Dew point/ temperature...very simple science.
Could you post some for a change????