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Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:04 pm
by krigl
Went to CIAF today - the "big" airshow in Brno, Czech Republic, and I was surprised and thrilled to find a C-17 giving a display. It flew beautifully and slowly (my wife says "like a slug" :D), so I managed to get some decent shots even with my snap-shot camera. Thought I'd share them.
Now I just have to get that payware C-17!! :o
Payday is just a few days away......
Hope you liked!!
Krigl
Re: Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:06 pm
by Hagar
[quote]I was surprised and thrilled to find a C-17 giving a display. It flew beautifully and slowly (my wife says "like a slug"
Re: Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:10 pm
by Willit Run
Greats shots!!
I really like the C-17.
Re: Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:06 pm
by freedomhays
Boy thats a beast,
Nice crisp shots you took there.

Re: Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:29 pm
by Isak922
Excellent shots of my favorite Cargo Bird!
(Psst... What's this Payware C-17 you speak of?! I know Alphasim apparently has one in the works, but I haven't seen head nor tail of it in ages!)
Re: Globemaster

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Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:18 pm
by Alonso
Great bird isn't it?
I had the chance to see it on display about 6 months ago...
and I saw that very same bird!


Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:57 am
by Omag 2.0
Stating that this bird is rather big, would be a slight understatement! Amazing! :o
Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:42 am
by Mictheslik
I never thought I'd see the day....Roger posting photos of aircraft....lol
Lovely shots

.mic
Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:48 am
by Roughrider
Great shots, I hope they did a short runway landing demo, one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.
Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:08 pm
by krigl
Thanks guys!!
Yep, they did a VERY short landing, the approach and roll was something similar to a C-172 :o
Amazing!!
It's very short for its height, so looks a bit tubby, but kind of radiates massiveness even though there are a ton of bigger planes out there.
You saw the very same plane Alonso? :D
I suppose it must be the 'publicity bird' or something....
Mic, I do sometimes post shots of real aircraft, but my camera is not designed for flyby shots - I just post statics.
Isak922 - I'm sorry, it must have been the Alphasim one I'm thinking about. I saw screenies of it and I must have assumed it already existed :'(
Botherations. Well, hope they hurry up with it :)
Cheers
Krigl
Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:45 pm
by Aerophile
Nice set of photos! I like the last one the best. 8-)
Re: Globemaster

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Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:14 pm
by Isak922
Isak922 - I'm sorry, it must have been the Alphasim one I'm thinking about. I saw screenies of it and I must have assumed it already existed :'(
I did a quick google search yesterday, and found that fsd-international has an T-38 package that also includes a very basic C-17 as a bonus (No panel, extremely basic VC).
However, the Alphasim WIP screenshot I saw was downright amazing, and that was only the VC!
Re: Globemaster

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Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:14 am
by krigl
If I wanted to fly a very basic C-17 I'd fly the freeware one :D - thanks for the heads up though!
I'll wait for the Alphasim one when it's done. Hurry up AS!! :)
Re: Globemaster

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Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:57 am
by ozzy72
Nice piccie of the BMW R1150GS there Roger, pity about the C-15

Re: Globemaster

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Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:33 am
by C
I really like the C-17. A cargo plane that almost flies like a fighter!!

...and looks like something I find in my toile...
...nah, I'll stop there...

Effective aeroplane though. The RAF could do with another 5 or so!