# If you happen to be by the Niagara Falls Air Base today....

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**Created:** [August 22, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675 "2008-08-22T05:40:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/41 "2008-08-24T17:04:51Z")

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its over 2 miles with the stopway. Its 9829 feet, plus the stopway.

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**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/42 "2008-08-24T17:08:41Z")

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> [@n20junkie](#):
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> its over 2 miles with the stopway. Its 9829 feet, plus the stopway.

Nice, can damn near land anything on that.

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/43 "2008-08-24T17:55:23Z")

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How long is the runway at Seneca Army Depot?

I ask because I remember one autocross we did there they mentioned it was the backup of the backup of the backup (or something like that) for the space shuttle.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/44 "2008-08-24T18:20:26Z")

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> [@BDR5oh](#):
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POabVSnyF50](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POabVSnyF50)

Wow that is awesome. I want one.

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**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/45 "2008-08-25T02:00:45Z")

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> [@JaysGreenLX](#):
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> Wow that is awesome. I want one.

Looks fun as hell. Jet assisted take offs tend to mess with the airframe from what i hear though.

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**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/46 "2008-08-25T04:33:47Z")

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only when you mess up the sequence like:

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**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/47 "2008-08-25T04:48:55Z")

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@ 1:06… wow.

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**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/48 "2008-08-25T13:11:31Z")

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> [@n20junkie](#):
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> only when you mess up the sequence like:
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> [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFjhWw4DNo](http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFjhWw4DNo)

Crazy shit. Me thinks that was probably shot when the JATO system was in development.

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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/49 "2008-08-25T13:15:19Z")

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> [@n20junkie](#):
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> Does the 914 have J models?

Just H2’s

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**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-happen-to-be-by-the-niagara-falls-air-base-today/53675/50 "2008-08-25T17:33:41Z")

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> [@mechanicalmadness](#):
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> Crazy shit. Me thinks that was probably shot when the JATO system was in development.

Google “credible sport” they were developing a c-130 to land and takeoff inside a FOOTBALL FIELD!!. Was supposed to go rescue the iranian hostages. After the crash the plan was scrapped.

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