its a fricking fighter jet responding to an aircraft report. thats what they were doing- fighter pilots were flying by at mach speeds looking for suspicious aircraft.
given the altitude, and degree the piloted banked at, it can only be one of a few u.s. af planes. An F15 or the newer F22A could do it..I would however be skeptical due to the speed though. The plane wasn't that close to the helicopter, but close enough to push wash onto it..there is no way it would of stayed stable in the air given that plane's speed and AOA. I broke it down frame by frame, definetly looks like the F22A..But the angle it took to regain it's AOA was extreme..Moreover, to create a wash stream like that, it not only would have to be an extremely humid day, but the plane would also have to be moving incredibly fast..Its angle and speed would be more believable if it was a SAM..AF planes don't leave remaining visible wash (like a commericial airliner) It all looks a little fishy..FYI..the plane would of most likely left newark nj as a first response, and it sure has hell wouldn't be alone..I find it hard to believe a tactical response plane would careen that close to a helicopter and two massive towers all by its one'sies just to acquire an AOA..it would remain at an elevated altitude and identify anything in the air..would definetly not dive headlong at it...
I dunno man... fairly sure that neither the Eagle nor the Raptor are capable of hovering and instant acceleration to such speeds .... and the wing shown on the close-up freeze frame was too round to fit either profile.
