I work at the airport and get to see these badboys up close and personal.
Apparently one of the pilots was telling my boss that they are the most agile, low altitude fighter jets in the world. Flying at 150ft-200ft is nothing for them and they can do it at speeds of 600 knots.
If you want to hear their real power, when they doing a tandem take-off, the whole terminal shakes and you can feel the ground beneath you.
Really an amazing sight. I have been seeing them for a couple weeks almost everyday and I still think to myself my ultimate dream job would still be a figther pilot.
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