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vi_girl t1_iwsw8ne wrote

it was a USAF KC-10 tanker landing at macguire. that was LOUD

EDIT: or maybe not, some ppl claiming it was headed south while the KC10 was north of the city headed east. in any case there's a lot happening tonight.

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AndyOB t1_iwswov2 wrote

Curious how you know this? Not doubting you, just curious if you got a source.

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SchleppyJ4 t1_iwuxjmw wrote

Adsbexchange and FlightRadar24 show this kinda stuff.

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b-man091 t1_iwsx3uw wrote

I don’t think so. This plane was not on adsbexchange (i checked immediately as it was so loud) while that kc10 was north of the city en route to McGuire. This plane was heading due south.

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vi_girl t1_iwsxd8j wrote

it did show up north of the city, I think it's pretty normal for military aircraft to not be 100% accurate on ADS, they have their own system (for example they shut it off entirely once they got out of the city, and the gps froze in one spot)

I could be wrong

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golfpro2116 t1_iwsy77h wrote

Looks like there is a bunch flying around. Seems like the only reasonable explanation, but who knows

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GetGalvanized t1_iwt17n5 wrote

Don’t think so. It went right over my house in Havertown. It was probably heading ESE

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danmyoo t1_iwswq1k wrote

It was heading south towards the airport

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ebbycalvinlaloosh t1_iwsx78f wrote

Doubt. Macguire is far away enough that it wouldn’t have been that low.

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vi_girl t1_iwsxpeb wrote

flightradar showed 3500ft I didn't see it IRL

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Thorinprod t1_iwtilu6 wrote

It wasn't the KC-10, I was on it and we aren't that loud. It was an F/A-18 that landed at PHL.

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vi_girl t1_iwuwp6j wrote

next time do u mind shutting off the afterburners before descent , it was pretty damn loud

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Thorinprod t1_iwuyx5k wrote

I wish we had afterburners. I'm in the 10, not the 18. I doubt they had afterburners on, fighters are just that loud

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PHL852 t1_iwsy795 wrote

Don’t think so. That plane was away from the city around the same time. Something else flew over us.

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DaCheat452 t1_iwswr62 wrote

It didn't look that big, but I only got a quick look at it as it flew overhead.

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Aqua1014 t1_iwswn14 wrote

holy shit that thing is huge, no wonder it was so loud for so long

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Top-Service1115 t1_iww3keb wrote

The noise people are describing sounds more fighter jet than KC10.

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