Sheer Power

Today after lab I was walking towards the bus stop when a thunderous roar filled the sky. An American F-18 fighter jet was taking off from the Airstrip right next to our school. My ears rang as I watched the flames stream out of it's engines. It flew really low at first, then quickly shot straight up like an arrow. It swooped backwards, then upside down, followed by a roll right-side up. Within seconds it was thousands of feet in the air and headed north. President Barrack Obama visited Trinidad and Tobago this past week for a conference. We have had about 4-5 fighter planes stationed right here in Grenada as part of security. Two or three times a day you could hear one roar overhead, followed soon after by his buddy. I believe today was their last day since they were headed north. They normally streak across the southern sky towards Trinidad. I just had to sit in awe at the impressive power these things had. My science nerdiness came out and I thought of all the physics involved. It really is cool to see a heavy hunk of metal zip through the sky so effortlessly. Now I know what it's like to live in Ogden, Utah near Hill Air Force Base! I need a Jet fighter to fly us home to Salt Lake in June. We would be home in a couple hours but we probably couldn't pack our luggage.