Fighter jets will fly over the Hudson at low altitude

Fighter jets will fly over the Hudson at low altitude

In new York over the Hudson river today to fly military aircraft, but do not panic.

On this edition of the Patch reported in the city police Department.

Three aircraft Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (twin-engined fighters, nicknamed the «Super hornet») will begin flying over the river on 6 November afternoon.

They fly to the bridge Tappan Zee, and then in the opposite direction to the bridge, Verrazano-Narrows.

According to preliminary information, the flight will take place at altitudes from 2,500 to 300 feet. It is unknown how long it will last, and what purpose take place.

«Super hornet» is an American carrier-based fighter-bomber and attack aircraft; deep processing of the F/A-18.

The first flight he made on 29 November 1995. For the construction of the aircraft «Super hornet» McDonnell Douglas Corporation organized a new Assembly line at the aircraft plant in St. Louis, Missouri.

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