From what my dad has told me, this is one of the biggest jets the US Air Force imploys in it's service, and for that matter likely one of the biggest in the world. It's the replacement for the C5 Galaxy, which you would know about if you happened to be an Air Traffic Controller at a USAF base in Britain in the 70's like my father was. Go dad! So we were eating breakfast out on the back deck, and this thing flew over about 5 times. Luckily by the fifth time around, I was ready with my camera. This was taken at 135mm zoom level, and cropped to 100% (look at the full size) but you can pretty much see how big this jet was, and on top of that it was at a pretty high altitude.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Day 266: Jumbo Jet
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3 comments:
C-17! woot! that's my brother-in-law's plane!
It didnt quite replace the C-5 yet, though. And it's slightly smaller, but can take off in like half the space.
That's one heckofa plane. Whoa! As a carrier, wonder how many troops and/or equipment types (tanks, vehicles, etc). Guess we could google that info!
i've been on that jet :)
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