Wow!! Lots of airplanes!
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I'm not at all gung-ho America, but every now and again you just have to be impressed. I was looking around on Google Earth (boring day at work!) and found the arial view of Davis-Monthan airforce base. Just have a pan rounnd the surrounding few miles. The amount of planes there is awesome!! Pretty good resolution to. Turn on the "military" layer under the Google Earth community catagory to see a bit of info on which planes are which.
have a look around 32D 09' 00" North - 110D 50' 00" West.
Also while you have the "military" layer turned on have a mosey round Nevada and see the amount of test nukes that have been detonated. This is backed up by the data found in the earthquakes layer which shows time and dates of the test explosions!! It's around 100 miles in diameter the test range.
in the area of.... 37D 08' North - 116D 10' West
.....Area 51 is around there somewhere too.
Google Earth rocks!!
have a look around 32D 09' 00" North - 110D 50' 00" West.
Also while you have the "military" layer turned on have a mosey round Nevada and see the amount of test nukes that have been detonated. This is backed up by the data found in the earthquakes layer which shows time and dates of the test explosions!! It's around 100 miles in diameter the test range.
in the area of.... 37D 08' North - 116D 10' West
.....Area 51 is around there somewhere too.
Google Earth rocks!!
_dan_ said:
I'm not at all gung-ho America, but every now and again you just have to be impressed. I was looking around on Google Earth (boring day at work!) and found the arial view of Davis-Monthan airforce base. Just have a pan rounnd the surrounding few miles. The amount of planes there is awesome!! Pretty good resolution to. Turn on the "military" layer under the Google Earth community catagory to see a bit of info on which planes are which.
have a look around 32D 09' 00" North - 110D 50' 00" West.
Also while you have the "military" layer turned on have a mosey round Nevada and see the amount of test nukes that have been detonated. This is backed up by the data found in the earthquakes layer which shows time and dates of the test explosions!! It's around 100 miles in diameter the test range.
in the area of.... 37D 08' North - 116D 10' West
.....Area 51 is around there somewhere too.
Google Earth rocks!!
Area 51 was covered in big green circles last time I checked, as were lots of other military installations nearby.
FunkyNige said:
Area 51 was covered in big green circles last time I checked, as were lots of other military installations nearby.
Must be flying saucers then
If you get bored of looking at the poxy dots on google earth just put davis-monthan or whatever your looking for into the search engine at www.airliners.net and you can see them all close up
(The 'toilet seat' airplanes
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Sorry I got a bit carried away
The Fougas were withdrawn about five years ago. They were time expired. It has to be remembered that they were second hand when purchased back in 1975/76 so they were already about 15 years old back then.
They have been replaced by the Swiss new build Pilatus PC-9. This is broadly similar to the RAF's Shorts Tucano. It is said that the RAF were in favour of the rival Pilatus design over the Tucano back in 1984 but that the government of the day chose the Brazilian designed Tucano because it was to be built under licence by Short Brothers in Northern Ireland. BAe would have built the Pilatus PC-9 under licence if it had been chosen.
They have been replaced by the Swiss new build Pilatus PC-9. This is broadly similar to the RAF's Shorts Tucano. It is said that the RAF were in favour of the rival Pilatus design over the Tucano back in 1984 but that the government of the day chose the Brazilian designed Tucano because it was to be built under licence by Short Brothers in Northern Ireland. BAe would have built the Pilatus PC-9 under licence if it had been chosen.
Every component of an aeroplane has a given "life" measured in hundreds and thousands of hours. Once that "life" has been reached, the component is removed and scrapped - even if it still looks OK. However, there have been cases of unscrupulous dealers and operators buying and using time expired components - which is totally illegal.
). Definitely worth a visit if your around and about in Tuscon.
) Eric Mc said:
There were never many built - if you include the A-11 and YF-12 versions, I would say less than 50 SR-71 type airframes were manufactured.
Eric, have you ever read Skunkworks - fascinating story of the U2, SR71, Stealth fighter etc from the Lockheed 'secret' development. (Including why its the SR71 instead of the RS71). Great for anyone interested in extreme technology development, especially without process/health & safety/politics, just a 'do it' attitude.
Vipers - the Stratocruiser was an airliner, not a bomber.
The Stratocruser was the name given to the Boeing 377. In tanker form, it was called the KC-97 Stratotanker. It had its ancestry in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress of WW2 and utilised the same wing, tailplanes and tailfin of the bomber mated to a "double bubble" pressurised fuselage.
The Stratocruser was the name given to the Boeing 377. In tanker form, it was called the KC-97 Stratotanker. It had its ancestry in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress of WW2 and utilised the same wing, tailplanes and tailfin of the bomber mated to a "double bubble" pressurised fuselage.
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