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GabeD416 t1_isykkyw wrote

They’re two F-15s, they were circling over the area around the airport. A private jet landed there around the same time so I wonder if they were escorting it.

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outb0undflight t1_isyrwtb wrote

Other poster mentioned it looked like they landed and immediately took off so they're probably working on touch-and-go landings. That would also be consistent with circling the airport area.

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your_city_councilor t1_isyvtm7 wrote

Why would they do this?

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outb0undflight t1_isz5txi wrote

It's a pretty routine part of pilot training. Pretty sure the Navy requires any carrier pilot who's been on land for more than a month to practice touch-and-go landings before they can land back on a carrier.

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pharm888 t1_it176em wrote

F-15 is not a Navy plane and 99% these are based out of Springfield with MA Air national guard

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ganduvo t1_isympmb wrote

They were making some weird chirping noise too. Thought it was car alarms at first but definitely coming from the jets.

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Swak_Error t1_it2baj7 wrote

It's the nozzles at the end of the engine adjusting as they change engine output to adjust speed

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newpageone OP t1_isyl0fd wrote

Thought they looked a little older than current models, thanks

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SaintJewiub t1_isz1h0s wrote

Dang they just shook the hell out of the building I was working in. Wondered what that was. Neat to know!

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