What an interesting place...this Mach Loop ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_Loop
Read about it first, then visit it by watching the videos...maybe "Thunder Alley" would be a better title. Thanks John L. for introducing me..!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7zHlOi4T4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT7qrYi8R_M
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Re: The "MACH LOOP"
Impressive !
In the mid 90's I ran a mining exploration program in Northern Labrador and had a number of bush camps which were serviced by our three helicopters ( two Jet rangers and a piston Enstrom) and two Beavers.
The Brit and German airforces were flying training missions out of Goose Bay and were constantly harassing our aircraft. Despite many formal complaints they continued to do so. It's not much fun to have the shadow of a high flying fighter cast a shadow on your chopper as he passes over not more than 100 ft above it at high speed. We had our base camps located on islands in fiords with sheer cliffs on both sides over 300 ft.
They used to come at high speed passing less than 100 ft over our tents. I had one occasion in a beaver, while just touching down on Adlatuk river when a fighter skimmed us from behind at less than 50 ft and the turbulence almost caused us to screw up the landing. I'm surprised that they allow this stuff over populated areas.
In the mid 90's I ran a mining exploration program in Northern Labrador and had a number of bush camps which were serviced by our three helicopters ( two Jet rangers and a piston Enstrom) and two Beavers.
The Brit and German airforces were flying training missions out of Goose Bay and were constantly harassing our aircraft. Despite many formal complaints they continued to do so. It's not much fun to have the shadow of a high flying fighter cast a shadow on your chopper as he passes over not more than 100 ft above it at high speed. We had our base camps located on islands in fiords with sheer cliffs on both sides over 300 ft.
They used to come at high speed passing less than 100 ft over our tents. I had one occasion in a beaver, while just touching down on Adlatuk river when a fighter skimmed us from behind at less than 50 ft and the turbulence almost caused us to screw up the landing. I'm surprised that they allow this stuff over populated areas.
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