Sean Bratton Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 A blimp. :blink: Seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 A blimp. :lol: Seriously. What...there's one actually flying around down in False Creek? :blink: Link to post Share on other sites
Sean Bratton Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hugo, It was actually over Burnaby doing some promotion for Bell - I saw it during my commute to work. I'm sure it will be all over the Lower Mainland in due time. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 What are captive Sidewinders? Well, they look like Sidewinders, and they feel like Sidewinders, but they don't go "zoom" or "boom" like Sidewinders. Link to post Share on other sites
John B Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 About 3 pm today I saw a WB-57 launching out of Miramar and immediately turning north. Shortly after that I saw 2 F/A-18s (with 2 1000lb LGBs each) launching out of Miramar and immediately turning north. Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Today i saw: 2 or so MH-60G and 2 (for sure) HC-130P Link to post Share on other sites
oggy4624 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Are 737's ugly or what? Not even a paint job can can banish the pig ugly. Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 So captive Sidewinders are just to get the feel and look of having something that does go "zoom" and "boom" on your wingtip? They're more like 1/1 scale models of real AIM-9s but without the stuff that does the "zoom-ing" and "boom-ing" inside. Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Stearman & T-6 landed at Prattville (1A9) this morning & were giving rides all day long. Nice sound of radials overhead to work by! Good to go, Jim Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 TR-1 F-4E just a quick glimps between buildings, but it had an over-all light Gull Grey paint, not your standard gunship grey, I was hoping it would make a 2nd pass but no such luck. Then I saw the 747 "Mistel" Space Shuttle carrier. Curt Link to post Share on other sites
Rafael Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Today was a busy day... Esquadrilha da Fumaça ( Brazilian demonstration team ) training T-27 Tucano ( flight day ) A-29 Super Tucano C-130 ( friends going home ) Emb-110 Bandeirante ( C-95 ) Emb-120 Brasilia ( C-97 ) ERJ-145 ( ... now, I was going home ... ) :P Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) Hugo,It was actually over Burnaby doing some promotion for Bell - I saw it during my commute to work. I'm sure it will be all over the Lower Mainland in due time. Cheers, Sean Saw a Bell-Jet Ranger (don't know if it was VPD or not) and the same Bell Blimp that Sean Bratton saw, albeit over Vancouver downtown this time...and yes...Sean. I GOT A PIC! :lol: ~smug grin~ :P Edited April 21, 2006 by The_Animal Link to post Share on other sites
Heyjoe Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 So captive Sidewinders are just to get the feel and look of having something that does go "zoom" and "boom" on your wingtip? A CATM-9 has no rocket motor, but does have the seeker so it provides training without having to be armed/rearmed or run the risk of having one shot by accident (it has happened more than once and actually resulted in loss of aircraft). Some aircraft (like F/A-18) fly better with AIM-9 on wingtips. Link to post Share on other sites
jonesy1275 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I saw a couple of Jaguars a day and a half ago (bit late in posting). ;) Link to post Share on other sites
Jez Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Some aircraft (like F/A-18) fly better with AIM-9 on wingtips. Ian Black said a similar thing about the EE Lightning. Apparently carrying a couple of Red Tops gave better nose authority Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Well lets start with, 1x A330-300, 1x A340-300, 1x 767-200, 7x 767-300. Yesterday was a 767 day for me so I worked about 3 of the 8 above mentioned 767's including the one -200. It was my first day back and my first flight was a doozie. Aircraft arrived with a bad APU... which normally isn't a problem cause we will plug in the electrical. But this aircraft had a U/S recepticle also. Had to run the engines till all the PAX disenbarked then shut down the engines and manually open the cargo doors and push the containters off the plane to unload as the PDU's (power drive units) did not have any power. I survived.... :D :lol: Emil Link to post Share on other sites
HAZER Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Canadian Sea King 406 from 443 Squadron in Victoria B.C. This was shot from my deck in the backyard as he was on final to the heli-pad at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Shot on April 18, 2006. Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 A RAF Spec Ops Herc C.4 And a Patria... :D Hey, it's got the airbase fence in the background so doesn't that count? Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Got to hang out in a CV-22B today. Pretty cool piece of machinery, but I still don't like it. Link to post Share on other sites
Rapier01 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I just don't trust those things to stay airborne. Hopefuly it will not be adopted by SOAR or any US Army units. Though on the plus side I'll bet it has an a/c. Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 From what I know, we're safe. The Army doesn't want a thing to do with it. The Air Force class here at Rucker graduated today, so there was a nice display out on the ramp. Had a Spec Ops UH-1N in Frog camo with air commando stripes on the tail, a TH-1H, T-6A, and the CV-22B (although it was in USMC training squadron markings and had a composite USAF/USMC crew) The Osprey was cool to see up close, but with an exhaust plume like that on startup, they're gonna have a rough time in combat! Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I saw a Chinook flying around campus today. Sorry no pics John Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderGrunt Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) While Jogging at work I looked across the bay @ notrh Island and saw 2 an-124's 1 C-17 doing touch and turnarounds, not touch and go's, turnarounds, a desert painted HH-60H and a Mc-130P take off, sorry no pictures. Edited April 22, 2006 by ThunderGrunt Link to post Share on other sites
Shark Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I was overflown by a Herc 2 Saturdays ago ... and on Sunday I was overflown by Marine 1 (or a decoy) when I went to DC. Went right over me while driving down Florida Ave. Shark Link to post Share on other sites
Rhino53 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Busy day today. First a Polar Air Cargo 747 Freighter, then a RAF Hercules C.5, a RAFO BAC 1-11, then a RAF C-17A, then a Tristar. Photos tomorrow. Due in this evening, are 10 RAF Jaguars, for the historic last deployment to Oman. <_< 10 are due, any guesses on how many make the trip? The RAFO BAC 1-11 brought 16 1/72nd scale Hasegawa F-4C/D's for me. Early Christmas. :D :D Link to post Share on other sites
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