Some things I saw today

[CJ Matt]

A c17?

Yes that is a C-17. The plane with a flip up nose could be Russian. I have a picture of a large Russian made cargo plane that is used over there. The picture was taken in Iraq a few months ago. I will look when I get home from work.

 

[phatfoto]

Can't seem to make the picture work right, so here is a link...
http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/boeing747-400f/ Image down the right side about halfway...

I thought there had been a flip nosed 747 developed in the 70s to augment or replace the C5, but can't find pics of it...


http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/4/9/9/1541994.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Unit...1535657/&sid=42e63d64cf23fcb1dba08d8022fc7a07

 

[SAMI]

 

[Tacoma]

looks like it, right there.

Also saw today, a 9 3/4" camel spider. Guy on the first floor of the building we're doing yelled for us to look down-- he had a tape next to a slow-moving beast, measured an honest 9.75" from the back of its body to the tip of its upraised front legs.

I need more fire. Please send flammable aerosols, ASAP, and lighters.

 

[TJDukit]

If you can hit those things with some spray paint it slows them down a lot. Thats how we ended up with orange lines across our floors when I was there. Those things are crazy fast.

 

[CJ Matt]

Some pics from Iraq. I wish I had more of the MRAP's. We were not supposed to take pictures at work but we drew a lot of attention and everyone had cameras. Of course we took pics too but I didn't include any from work.

 

[Meat_]

Well hello to you Meat.

You are younger than me, therefore not a Mr.

 

[Tacoma]

... and I am older than you but I don't like show of respect. F**k off, Meat!! You'll call me Tacoma!! or whatever other name you'd like LOL

 

[bobmed]

YES SIR MR. TACOMA SIR

 

[Tacoma]

Why you @#$%(i&!#@#%(&*~~!!!!!!

 

[Meat_]

Careful I don't fly over there and kick my elder's ass

 

[Rickomatic]

You keep talking about kickin an elder's ass and I wonder what Sami did this time.

 

[Tacoma]

Sami is just... Sami. It's a matter of principle.

I am hoping to see a cobra soon. Apparently they're afoot. :tara:

 

[jackjoh]

My son in law, Steve, is a mod engineer on the C17. He just got back from Turkey at Christmas. He said that watching the death spiral is nothing like being in the airplane.

 

[Tacoma]

We came in pretty good, but it didn't feel anywhere near as steep a dive as some of these planes take.

Watching the F15's is even better though, they take off and crank hard left or right about 50' off the deck, and stay pretty low for a while, it's awesome to watch them slide through the air like that.

 

[Cody]

Careful I don't fly over there and kick my elder's ass

You may be large, but you don't strike me as particularly swift or fearsome