Can a C-17 do this??!!??

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Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:55 pm

oh my gosh, is this really possible?? if ya, i wonder how it got back up ::)

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PS: does this go in the real aviation section?
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Craig. » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:59 pm

No it cant. You can see many jagged edges where its been edited round the deck and wheels.
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Hagar » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:03 pm

I think it's an obvious fake. Even I could do that & I'm hopeless at image editing. However it has been done with a C-130 & a U-2. Check this out. http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/odd/index4.htm
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Craig. » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:10 pm

The U2 was a pain to land on a long runway, i would hate to think what it was like on a carrier.
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:10 pm

hey Doug,
thanks fer the link, that website is very informative. but wht about the big cloud of smoke, is that also edited? looks pretty real :o
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Craig. » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:13 pm

It looks like a cloud you see in the sky, again there are too many sharp edges plus flat lines in it to be part of the original.
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Hagar » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:28 pm

I would say the smoke is from the same image as the C-17. You can clearly see the straight line of the runway it was really landing on. It would be very easy to crop it & paste it directly over the carrier. A young child could do it.
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby beaky » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:00 pm

It's fun, but an obvious fake. The first thing I noticed was the scale... even that far back, it would appear MUCH larger.
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Rifleman » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:38 pm

That C-17 has been compressed sideways to make more of it "fit on the carrier deck".....the "smoke" I would guess, is dust from a dirt strip from some test or flying drop of cargo.....even I could have generated an image like this one..........
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Scottler » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:04 am

God, it's not even a GOOD fake.  lol
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Brute » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:55 am

It belongs in the jokes section....nah :-/
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby legoalex2000 » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:56 am

i bet no one also noticed the missing shadow??? ;)
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Brute » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:00 am

Or the fact that the wing will be cut off :o
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:15 am

the website Doug mentioned had a 737 on a carrier, another fake ;D
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Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??

Postby Mr. Bones » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:16 am

first the wingtips would smash the tower of the carrier. second, a C-130 is capable of doing this, but only when it has some JATO's attached to it. a C-17 which is alot heavier, wouldn't be able to lift of so quickly, not even when it's empty and low on fuel.
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