Re: 2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2
The demo was AWESOME!!!! :D :D
Arrived around 9:30 and just as I got out of my car and started walking to the staging area I heard that
unmistakable sound of inbound copters. It was the two Cobras and the Sea Knight coming in from the
west. DAMN I thought no Osprey :(
But when I got to the field the announcer was telling the audience that the Osprey would be coming!! :D
The copters circled low just south of the area by the Nassau Coliseum for about 20 minutes and I bet that
freaked some people out.
Exactly at 10 the two Cobras flew in and swept the field at tree top level for a few minutes before the Sea
Knight came in followed by the Osprey which was LOUD!! They dropped their rear doors and out came
combat equipped Marines!! The Marines took up position in the grass, weapons at ready while the two big
copters departed the LZ. The Cobras kept sweeping overhead. Finally the Knight, Osprey, and the two
Cobras came in and shutdown. Soon after that they opened the fences and the crowd swarmed the field.
The "Meet and Greet" and the chance to walk through the big ships went on for over 3 hours. I hung out
for awhile, walked around the park, went out to get some food then returned to await the departure.
After a long warmup the four copters lifted off the LZ into the warm sunny day and headed out. Lots of
people started to leave but I got a heads up from one of the Cobra pilots that they would do a Fly-By.
Sure enough after a few minutes the two Cobras with the Sea Knight between them blasted over the field
then out NW. No Osprey I thought then all of a sudden it came screaming out from behind the trees over
the field low then a sharp banking turn and out NW. THAT was quite cool!!!
Just a great great time. They are doing a number of demos around the area so if you get a chance go for
it. You wont be sorry.
Re: 2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2
Re: 2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2
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Originally Posted by lijk604
No pics???!!!
Facebook album
http://www.facebook.com/gerard.mcnulty# ... 1796503532
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Does it work? I opened it up so "Everyone" can see it. As long as you are on Facebook though, I gather. :? :lol:
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Does it work? I opened it up so "Everyone" can see it. As long as you are on Facebook though, I gather. :? :lol:
Works for me. Good stuff. :borat:
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Originally Posted by fk6065
I stopped by Massapequa High School this AM for the USMC Demo/Visit and they only brought two birds and no Osprey. Here are two shots of the Sea Knight and a Cobra.
My Mom lives Across the Street. I'll Have to Aske her About it.
I went to that HS 30 years ago... Where did they Land, Football Field? Or was it across the Street at Burns Park? How Big a crowd was there?? And How did you Hear about it?
Yeah I Know I ask A lot of Questions. :wink:
Re: 2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2
Had the pleasure to hang out with some officers from the USS Philippine Sea in Manhattan last night. We made sure they never went into their pockets and were properly toasted.
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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Does it work? I opened it up so "Everyone" can see it. As long as you are on Facebook though, I gather. :? :lol:
Works for me. Good stuff. :borat:
Thanks. It was a fantastic event. The Marine pilots were great guys. Some of them look so young :lol: then you find out they've been in Afghanistan and Iraq and are seasoned combat vets.
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Here are the rest of the fleet week festivities
Sunday May 30, 2010
•10am-1pm USMC MAGTF Demo Corona Park, Queens
•3pm-5pm USMC MAGTF Demo Playland Park, Rye, NY
Monday May 31, 2010
•11am-4pm USMC MAGTF Demo Clove Lake Park, Staten Island
Tuesday June 1, 2010
•10am-2pm USMC MAGTF Demo Eisenhower Park, Long Island
•2pm-3:30pm USMC MAGTF Demo Lindenhurst High School, Long Islan
Re: 2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2
Skyfox HD is reporting and has a video of a V-22 snapping a tree and hitting spectators during a USMC fleetweek demo.
Multiple injuries reported.
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Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51
Skyfox HD is reporting and has a video of a V-22 snapping a tree and hitting spectators during a USMC fleetweek demo.
Multiple injuries reported.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/201 ... _park.html
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At the Eisenhower demo the announcer made it a point to warn all the spectators of downwash and to hold
onto hats, chair and children!!! :lol: Really. Obviously if the tree branches were weak the propwash would make them come loose. Originally it sounded like the rotor HIT the tree.
Looks like the LZ they chose had dirt on it and they came in close to the trees. At Ike Park they came in
away from the trees and slowly descended. Typical rotorwash for a ship that big but nothing out of the
ordinary. And the field was all grass.
Freak accident but glad everyone alright.
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Originally Posted by Gerard
At the Eisenhower demo the announcer made it a point to warn all the spectators of downwash and to hold
onto hats, chair and children!!! :lol: Really. Obviously if the tree branches were weak the propwash would make them come loose. Originally it sounded like the rotor HIT the tree.
Looks like the LZ they chose had dirt on it and they came in close to the trees. At Ike Park they came in
away from the trees and slowly descended. Typical rotorwash for a ship that big but nothing out of the
ordinary. And the field was all grass.
Freak accident but glad everyone alright.
what nobody mentioned yet is that the rotor wash on a V-22 will be more turbulent than any conventional helo because the two columns of air coming off the rotors rotate in two opposite directions. when those two columns of air meet they will be more violent and turbulent than a regular helo.
also, i have no idea what kind of crowd control there was at the site but there is a reason we were alway trained not to stand near a landing or departing helo.
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Originally Posted by cancidas
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Originally Posted by Gerard
also, i have no idea what kind of crowd control there was at the site but there is a reason we were alway trained not to stand near a landing or departing helo.
At mine we all stood behind a wooden fence which never buckled like the metal ones in Queens. And the copters came in
high and descended slowly into the field. When they departed they pretty much went straight up and out. BTW the two
big ships landed twice in the demo. Once to drop off the soldiers then back in to shutdown for the demo. Hey maybe its
because we have stronger trees on LI. :lol:
