F-18 on the 95 Havasu

Anyone see it? Coming in or out of town? What's the deal? It was on a large flat bed with security around it. Also was wrapped.

It's a Raptor F-22 looked like Blue Angels color on the bottom. I am curious too!

Will snap some photos tomorrow if still around.

I saw it parked there yesterday. Not sure what it's doing.

They are stationed in Nellis but the Blue Angels winter home is in El Centro if that helps.

We saw the plane while coming into town yesterday. Not sure what model it is but with the four vertical tail pieces, it looked more lied a RV glider than a jet.
(This will show what lil I know about planes). Lol

Old Man Havasu said:

It's a Raptor F-22 looked like Blue Angels color on the bottom. I am curious too!

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We saw it coming into town yesterday and thought the same thing, maybe a Blue Angel?

Maybe that was like a military AAA. Maybe it had engine trouble or ran out of gas and or just crapped out - maybe it was buy-back or lemon lawed.
They have to get those things back to the garage somehow

boatpi said:

They are stationed in Nellis but the Blue Angels winter home is in El Centro if that helps.

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pretty sure that since the blue angels are navy, they are out of pensacola, fl. But they do winter in El Centro, but no until the airshow season is over.

I would imagine the airframe is going to be a "gate guard" somewhere, mounted on a pole from what has been described.

Blue Angels still use F-18s. Probably right about a display some place. Hope its just a early test model. Pretty new airframe for retirement

Yesterday I heard a fighter jet over by the airport making all kinds of noise but did not see it in the air.

boatpi said:

They are stationed in Nellis but the Blue Angels winter home is in El Centro if that helps.

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Nellis is Airforce, Thunderbirds are stationed at Nellis.

could you tell if it was a complete aircraft. we ship the aft section with verticals installed to St. Louis each week. they normally go out the 10 though.

Looked complete.

It's a decoy, bringing ISIS out of their foxhole.

You would think there would be more security around it.

I'm gonna say negative on the 18. F-22 on its way to the new hangars at Yuma MCAS waiting for the oversized restrictions to end Monday morning.

Even under a cover that girl is beautiful.

HavasuHaulin said:

You would think there would be more security around it.

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More security are you kidding me??? Ebola landmines have this plane surrounded :skull

I think the plane shown is an F-35 but hard to tell for sure being covered. The F-35 is smaller than the F-22. I saw the F-35 down in Mira Mar a couple weeks ago...

F-35c

Common everyday thing here at EAB. Some days the sonic booms are insane.

I agree I was incorrect on the f-22. 75 mph glance and I did not catch the short fuselage. Not a huge fan of that stubby look.

Old Man Havasu said:

I agree I was incorrect on the f-22. 75 mph glance and I did not catch the short fuselage. Not a huge fan of that stubby look.

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Even more so when it is flying against you.

Sandlord said:

F-35c

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I think you are correct on this.

fmo24 said:

I think you are correct on this.

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HavasuHaulin said:

You would think there would be more security around it.

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It was gone this morning.

Old Man Havasu said:

I agree I was incorrect on the f-22. 75 mph glance and I did not catch the short fuselage. Not a huge fan of that stubby look.

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Neither are IS militants [emoji1]

Folding wing tips. Naval version.

JB in so cal said:

Folding wing tips. Naval version.

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That's the C variant

nowski said:

I think the plane shown is an F-35 but hard to tell for sure being covered. The F-35 is smaller than the F-22. I saw the F-35 down in Mira Mar a couple weeks ago...

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Let me state the obvious, nice jet boat.

Seen it coming into town yesterday. Tried to get a pic but the wife was to slow with the camera at 75MPH. Looked awesome sitting on the side of the road. Could you imaging passing this thing going down the 40 it's got to take both lanes up.

Saw it headed to Nellis AFB at about 2 am yesterday morning. It looked like a UFO under the tarp. The bottom of the plane as definitely blue. Curious as to why it didn't fly into Vegas....