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Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:55 pmby Hai Perso Coyone?
oh my gosh, is this really possible?? if ya, i wonder how it got back up
cheers,
ashar
PS: does this go in the real aviation section?
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:59 pmby Craig.
No it cant. You can see many jagged edges where its been edited round the deck and wheels.
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:03 pmby Hagar
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
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:10 pmby Craig.
The U2 was a pain to land on a long runway, i would hate to think what it was like on a carrier.
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:10 pmby Hai Perso Coyone?
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
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:13 pmby Craig.
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.
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:28 pmby Hagar
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.
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:00 pmby beaky
It's fun, but an obvious fake. The first thing I noticed was the scale... even that far back, it would appear MUCH larger.
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:38 pmby Rifleman
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..........
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:04 amby Scottler
God, it's not even a GOOD fake. lol
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:55 amby Brute
It belongs in the jokes section....nah :-/
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:56 amby legoalex2000
i bet no one also noticed the missing shadow???
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:00 amby Brute
Or the fact that the wing will be cut off
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:15 amby Hai Perso Coyone?
the website Doug mentioned had a 737 on a carrier, another fake
Re: Can a C-17 do this??!!??
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:16 amby Mr. Bones
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.