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iFlyLOTs From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 380 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 3154 times:

With the upcoming NATO summit I know that there will be a lot of foreign ambassadors and government leaders in Chicago, but I've been wondering, will all their planes be at O'hare? And is the Air Force planning on stationing F-15/16s at GYY, PWK or MDW?

"...stay hungry, stay foolish" -Steve Jobs

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BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 3094 times:

Quoting iFlyLOTs (Thread starter):
And is the Air Force planning on stationing F-15/16s at GYY, PWK or MDW?

There are already Wisconsin ANG F-16s in Madison. They can close a 100 mile gap pretty quickly so I kind of doubt that it's worth the expense to move the planes.

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3968 posts, RR: 14
Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2939 times:

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Quoting BMI727 (Reply 1):
There are already Wisconsin ANG F-16s in Madison. They can close a 100 mile gap pretty quickly so I kind of doubt that it's worth the expense to move the planes.

You can't be serious! Wisconsin ANG unit guarding Illinois! They would be rolling in their graves in Springfield! Actually why do we still have a F16 unit in Springfield, besides the fact that Illinois politicos are great at bringing the bacon home! Oops thats also why the summit is in Illinois!

BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 3, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2933 times:

Quoting trex8 (Reply 2):
Actually why do we still have a F16 unit in Springfield,

We don't. It's just maintenance now I think. The only actual planes the Illinois ANG has left I believe are the KC-135s in Chicago and C-130s in Peoria.

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

iFlyLOTs From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 380 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2917 times:

Quoting BMI727 (Reply 3):

There are no more ANG planes left in Chicago, that I'm certain of. Peoria does have C-130s but I'm not sure about the F-16s

And wouldn't it still be "safer" to have jets in the area?

"...stay hungry, stay foolish" -Steve Jobs

trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3968 posts, RR: 14
Reply 5, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2905 times:

Quoting BMI727 (Reply 3):
We don't. It's just maintenance now I think. The only actual planes the Illinois ANG has left I believe are the KC-135s in Chicago and C-130s in Peoria.

I haven't seen a KC135 at ORD for a decade or more but you're right they only do mx at Springfield now!

BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 6, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2874 times:

Quoting iFlyLOTs (Reply 4):
There are no more ANG planes left in Chicago, that I'm certain of.

The tankers have moved to Scott AFB.

Quoting iFlyLOTs (Reply 4):
And wouldn't it still be "safer" to have jets in the area?

Not at all. You can't just move a few planes and all of their crews (not just pilots) and weapons some other airport for just a few days without having it be a big pain in the butt.

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52
Reply 7, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2779 times:

There are A-10s in Indiana and Michigan, and F-16s in Ohio and Iowa.

trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3968 posts, RR: 14
Reply 8, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2777 times:

Quoting BMI727 (Reply 6):
Not at all. You can't just move a few planes and all of their crews (not just pilots) and weapons some other airport for just a few days without having it be a big pain in the butt.

But they deploy planes for exercises overseas all the time, this would be just a "little" deployment!

BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2774 times:

Quoting trex8 (Reply 8):
But they deploy planes for exercises overseas all the time, this would be just a "little" deployment!

It would be "little" so why do it? There's very little to be gained by moving the planes 100 miles to a much busier airport.

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

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