Posted: 9/29/2012 2:32:40 PM EDT
| Anybody else just see the two fighters going over Lex? Twin rudders, single engine, couldn't confirm what they were. |
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F16 only has one vertical stabilizer. F15 and F18 have two vertical stabilizers, but both are twin turbines. The ones I saw were F16s then so they must have been different ones. It was Wed. about noonish it was in the Polo CLub area at my uncle's house. I did not see the part about the 2 stabiliers only the single engines Only fighter I can think of with single engine and 2 vertical stabilers are F35s. I have saw the F16s fly over Richmond before as well so I assume what I saw was the same thing as wht I have seen in Richmond. Do you guys know of any other fighters with only 1 engine and 2 vert stab. Only one is the F35 that i know of which is cool I hope I see them if they come around again. |
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F16 only has one vertical stabilizer. F15 and F18 have two vertical stabilizers, but both are twin turbines. I KNOW the F15 has three jet turbines. I don't know if the F18 has two or three. Does anyone know? I would think it does, but I wouldn't bet on it. |
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Both the Eagle and Hornet are twin engine, if I'm not mistaken. That is what they are called. However, I KNOW the F15 has three jet turbines. But, I don't know if the F18 does or not. not quite.... F15 is twin turbine 
F18 is also twin 
F16 is single 
The only aircraft I know that is single engine, and has two vert stabs is an F35 
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Both the Eagle and Hornet are twin engine, if I'm not mistaken. That is what they are called. However, I KNOW the F15 has three jet turbines. But, I don't know if the F18 does or not. not quite.... F15 is twin turbine F18 is also twin F16 is single The only aircraft I know that is single engine, and has two vert stabs is an F35 Not quite. Those photos only show 2 of the 3 turbines. The F15 does, in fact, have 3 jet turbines. There is no question on the matter. Generally, the average person will not know it (the third jet turbine) is there. The question is, does the F18, either Hornet or Super Hornet, have 3? Watch this video. One can clear hear all 3 fire up. First to fire is the jet turbine that no one sees. It sounds like a F1 race car. After it is up to speed, it fires up the right main turbine, (seen when the intake on the left side of the video "falls") and then the left turbines later fires , (when the intake on the right side of the video "falls"). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkYqDYuH4uo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un0a0DBxX5A |
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The F15 has 3 turbine engines. It is called a twin engine aircraft. The APU is a turbine. Thus, it has 3 jet turbine engines.
The two main flight engines are afterburning jet engines. Most modern jet fixed wing aircraft have a small turbine APU/JFS/Emergency power unit, especially military jet fixed wing aircraft. |
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So what was it over Lexington on the day in question?? Only thing that I know of that fits the criteria is the F35. The OP should be able to easily identify the aircraft, given the photos above. At high speed and low altitude or with heavy cloud cover, they can be tough to identify. Outside of that, cake. |
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The F15 has 3 turbine engines. It is called a twin engine aircraft. The APU is a turbine. Thus, it has 3 jet turbine engines. The two main flight engines are afterburning jet engines. Most modern jet fixed wing aircraft have a small turbine APU/JFS/Emergency power unit, especially military jet fixed wing aircraft. OK |
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The F15 has 3 turbine engines. It is called a twin engine aircraft. The APU is a turbine. Thus, it has 3 jet turbine engines. The two main flight engines are afterburning jet engines. Most modern jet fixed wing aircraft have a small turbine APU/JFS/Emergency power unit, especially military jet fixed wing aircraft. OK an APU is designed to provide power during the startup sequence, and power for electrical systems during this process, the APU is not used to provide thrust for the aircraft in flight. If you read the tech manuals the F15 is designated as a twin turbine aircraft |
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The F15 has 3 turbine engines. It is called a twin engine aircraft. The APU is a turbine. Thus, it has 3 jet turbine engines. The two main flight engines are afterburning jet engines. Most modern jet fixed wing aircraft have a small turbine APU/JFS/Emergency power unit, especially military jet fixed wing aircraft. OK an APU is designed to provide power during the startup sequence, and power for electrical systems during this process, the APU is not used to provide thrust for the aircraft in flight. If you read the tech manuals the F15 is designated as a twin turbine aircraft No kidding. |
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the point of this post was to provide a base for visual identification of an aircraft, APU's do not play into this. Even if there is a flux capacitor in the aircraft charging to 1.21 gigawatts, it wouldn't matter for the identification of an aircraft Actually, I can't imagine having any difficulty identifying any of the mentioned aircraft, unless it involved a high speed pass at low altitude or a lot of cloud cover. They are all unique, to me. I pointed out that the F15 has 3 jet turbines, which it does. Many don't know that. However, I had trouble recalling if the F18, like most modern jets, has an APU/JFS/Emergency Power Unit. From what I recall, it does. I think it is has a turbine JFS. That OK to ask? Or, would I have to start a separate thread for a question like that? |
| I saw the fighter on Monday over Fayette Mall. It was loud as said above.It was raining and cloudy and it was low. I didnt think to look at the turbines but it did have two vertical fins and they were angled away from center,not ninety degrees from horizontal. Hope this helps identify them a bit.I think it was the F18 according to the above pictures. |