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WA261

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I was out in the shop messing with h2o rads. The guys start yelling about this plane flying over (there is an airport very close) I looked out the over-head doors and was shocked at the size of this plane. I am very use to seeing c-130's, but this thing blew that away in size. I searched some places and found the plane. It was a C-17 Globemaster. *#$% me...it was huge!!!
http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/c-17_globemaster_iii.pl
 
The Stigenator

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i thought the C17 is the smallest of the US Strategic Commands Heavy Lift planes.. its smaller than teh C5.
 
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WA261

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Originally posted by: notfred
Never seen a 747 in flight? It's bigger than the C-17.
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They must not land here if they are bigger...well, they could be longer and would not seem as large. This was short and so bulky....was cool.

I jsut looke dup a 747, we dont have tose here. I am in SLC, not really internation here, yet.
 
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No offense dude, but the way you posted that it sounded like it was going to be something like, "OMG, I just found this awesome site where you can get all the mp3s you want for just $30 a month! Go here to find out more." (By the way, don't go there.)

Cool though. Freakin' huge plane eh?

One day I want to see a Spruce Goose. ;)
 
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Kenazo

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Originally posted by: WA261
I was out in the shop messing with h2o rads. The guys start yelling about this plane flying over (there is an airport very close) I looked out the over-head doors and was shocked at the size of this plane. I am very use to seeing c-130's, but this thing blew that away in size. I searched some places and found the plane. It was a C-17 Globemaster. *#$% me...it was huge!!!
http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/c-17_globemaster_iii.pl
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cut and paste this from a different forum? :)

corrected link
 
Anubis

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Originally posted by: The_good_guy
i thought the C17 is the smallest of the US Strategic Commands Heavy Lift planes.. its smaller than teh C5.
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everything is smaller then the C-5 Galaxy

Length: 247 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches
Height: 65 feet
 
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cavemanmoron

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C-17 Globemaster III Specifications
Primary Function: Long-range heavy transport
Contractor: Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Corp.]
Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster)
Unit Cost: $236.7 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW- 100 turbofan engines (40,900 pounds each)
Dimensions
Length: 173 feet 11 inches (53.04 meters)
Wingspan: 170 feet 9 inches (to winglet tips) (51.81 meters)
Height: 55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters)
Weights
Empty: 269,000 lb (122016 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms) -- peacetime
Performance
Speed: 500 mph (Mach .77)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet at cruising speed (13,716 meters)
Range: Unlimited with in-flight refueling


Now you want to see a Big plane, I had one of these fly over me a few years ago,when I was on the Massachusets Turnpike,near the Airforce base near Springfield, I almost drove off the road!!

http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/c-5_galaxy.pl

C-5 Galaxy Specifications
Primary Function: Massive strategic airlift
Contractor: Lockheed-Georgia Co.
Crew: Six (pilot, copilot, two flight engineers, two loadmasters)
Unit Cost: C-5A - $152.8 million (FY98 constant dollars)
C-5B - $179 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
Four General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofan engines (43,000 pounds per engine (ATR))
Dimensions
Length: 247 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches
Height: 65 feet
Weights
Empty: 374,000 lb (169643 kg) -- C-5B
Maximum Takeoff: 769,000 pounds (348,818 kilograms) (C-5B peacetime),
840,000 pounds (381,024 kilograms) (C-5B wartime)
Performance
Speed: 518 mph (.77 Mach)
Ceiling: 35,750 ft (10895 m) at 615,000 lb (278960 kg)
Range: Unlimited with in-flight refueling
 
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notfred

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Originally posted by: WA261
Originally posted by: notfred
Never seen a 747 in flight? It's bigger than the C-17.
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They must not land here if they are bigger...well, they could be longer and would not seem as large. This was short and so bulky....was cool.

I jsut looke dup a 747, we dont have tose here. I am in SLC, not really internation here, yet.
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It's hard to beleive there aren't any 747s at the SLC airport. They fly into pretty much every major airport in the world.
 
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Hell... a 767 is bigger than that.

I guess you are just used to looking at really small things........ ;)
 
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WA261

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lol, i read my typing..im a tard. I type waaay to fast and dont look at the keyboard.

Yeah, Salt Lake City Airport is small. They call it an "International" airport, but it is not.
 
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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: The_good_guy
i thought the C17 is the smallest of the US Strategic Commands Heavy Lift planes.. its smaller than teh C5.
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everything is smaller then the C-5 Galaxy

Length: 247 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches
Height: 65 feet
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except perhaps for the Antonov 225

Length: 275 feet, 7 inches
Wingspan: 290 feet
Height: 59 feet, 5 inches
 
Kadarin

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Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: The_good_guy
i thought the C17 is the smallest of the US Strategic Commands Heavy Lift planes.. its smaller than teh C5.
Click to expand...
everything is smaller then the C-5 Galaxy

Length: 247 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches
Height: 65 feet
Click to expand...
except perhaps for the Antonov 225

Length: 275 feet, 7 inches
Wingspan: 290 feet
Height: 59 feet, 5 inches
Click to expand...

That Antonov is insane.. you woudn't think something that big could fly..
 
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cavemanmoron

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Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: The_good_guy
i thought the C17 is the smallest of the US Strategic Commands Heavy Lift planes.. its smaller than teh C5.
Click to expand...
everything is smaller then the C-5 Galaxy

Length: 247 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches
Height: 65 feet
Click to expand...
except perhaps for the Antonov 225

Length: 275 feet, 7 inches
Wingspan: 290 feet
Height: 59 feet, 5 inches
Click to expand...

well the Anotov Cossack has a minor flaw,they are not really in use....
An-225 Cossack Achievements
Portions of a second An-225 have been built, but to this day only one has ever flown -- breaking numerous records.
The An-225 is the largest aircraft in the world; with a wingspan of 290 feet and a length of 275 ft 7 inches.


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An-225 Cossack Background

The An-225 Cossack holds the current world record for the largest aircraft in the world, yet has never gone into full production and probably never will. The An-225 is a six-engine development of the An-124 designed to carry the Soviet 'Buran' space shuttle on its back. A new central wing section with two more engines was inserted, twin tail fins were fitted, the landing gear was reinforced and dorsal attachment points were added. The first An-225 prototype flew on 21 December 1988. This prototype, after having been grounded for many years, is now operational as a jumbo cargo aircraft.

Summary Copyright © Charles M

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