Topic: Plane Spotters Topic (Read 30847 times)

Rbsanford · « **Reply #50 on:** August 30, 2011, 23:02:16 »

if thats his 707, then why does it say "Qantas" on the side?

VirtualSkipper · « **Reply #51 on:** August 30, 2011, 23:06:12 »

Wikipedia:

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The 707 aircraft bears the marks of Qantas, as Travolta acts as an official goodwill ambassador for the airline wherever he flies.

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #52 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:32:14 »

we sometimes have a military refueler fly by, they do touch and goes at Stockton Airport. Will try to take some pics nexts time!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #53 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:55:59 »

we most often have C-130 hercules military cargo planes flying around.

once i saw one of those planes with a radar dish on top.

no pics tho.

dexter7 · « **Reply #54 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:26:36 »

The C130 does not have a radar dish on top, the E-2 Hawkeye does

*EDIT* (not my photo) *EDIT*

If you have questions about aircraft, just ask me!

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #55 on:** August 31, 2011, 15:11:39 »

it had for engines and it was grey, i was making an assumption that it was a refueler cuz i fly one on FSX. not sure though

dexter7 · « **Reply #56 on:** August 31, 2011, 15:17:31 »

jet or prop?

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #57 on:** August 31, 2011, 15:18:10 »

Quote from: dexter7 on August 31, 2011, 15:17:31

jet or prop?

jet

dexter7 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 31, 2011, 15:22:46 »

I belive you were looking at a KC-135 Stratotanker

oceandream · « **Reply #59 on:** August 31, 2011, 19:35:39 »

4 engines and grey

The KC-135 it is too

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #60 on:** September 01, 2011, 02:00:44 »

ohhh okay. so i was at waterpolo practice and a jet flew over. it was medium size and had rear engines and a "T" tail. i did see 3 engine exhausts. so one engine was in the middle. It was at about 1000-1500 feet and was pulling up. The tail was purple with no airline on it.....i wish i got a picture but i was wet!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #61 on:** September 01, 2011, 02:50:46 »

did it look like a passenger jet?

it might have been a 727.

oceandream · « **Reply #62 on:** September 01, 2011, 12:16:51 »

hmmm i have a feelings its the 727
Cause the description matches it the 727 too

2000 · « **Reply #63 on:** September 01, 2011, 13:12:25 »

There is a C130 version with a dish on top.

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #64 on:** September 02, 2011, 01:42:16 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on September 01, 2011, 02:50:46

did it look like a passenger jet?

it might have been a 727.

it looked more of like a private. the 727 looks to big...

Rbsanford · « **Reply #65 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:09:27 »

lockheed? corsair? learjet?

i heard once that one of those little poop stains got hit on the tail-fin by an A380 as it was taking off.

would you like some epic with that fail?

oceandream · « **Reply #66 on:** September 02, 2011, 18:22:40 »

lol

Here are some new samples made with my cousins ipod yesterday

The Ferry King · « **Reply #67 on:** September 02, 2011, 18:37:56 »

Quote from: assassinator2.0 on September 01, 2011, 02:00:44

ohhh okay. so i was at waterpolo practice and a jet flew over. it was medium size and had rear engines and a "T" tail. i did see 3 engine exhausts. so one engine was in the middle. It was at about 1000-1500 feet and was pulling up. The tail was purple with no airline on it.....i wish i got a picture but i was wet!

I'm not very sure but the plane you might be looking for looks something like this:

The're 67 of them still in service and fed ex uses them for cargo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Express

oceandream · « **Reply #68 on:** September 02, 2011, 18:39:34 »

Quote from: oceandream on September 01, 2011, 12:16:51

hmmm i have a feelings its the 727
the description matches its the 727 too

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #69 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:55:03 »

Quote from: The Ferry King on September 02, 2011, 18:37:56

I'm not very sure but the plane you might be looking for looks something like this:

The're 67 of them still in service and fed ex uses them for cargo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Express

it didnt look that big but there was a little black thing in the middle of its tail at the bottom. couldve been the door hatch? and there were definatly windows...

appleair · « **Reply #70 on:** September 03, 2011, 06:40:33 »

assassinator2.0,

What you could have seen were Dassault Falcon 50, 900, or 7X private jets. They are tri-jets so they comply with your description of having 3 engines on the tail. The purple paint may have been the business jet's owner(s) decision as it is after all their plane.

However, the tail is more of a lower case 't' tail rather than a 'T' tail.

This is the Dassault Falcon 7X. You can see the undercarriage from this angle.

This is the Dassault Falcon 50. The tail shape and 2 of the 3 engines are clearly visible. I'm guessing that you can imagine where the 3rd one would be.

(Pictures courtesy of Wikimedia.)

TJK · « **Reply #71 on:** September 03, 2011, 07:36:42 »

Her your have some photos of the Galaxy that wisited Kjevik airport in Kristiansand Norway in 2005 if i remember right, they are from US airforse and transported dolphins trained to find mines in the water
BDW The plain was so heavy that they most move it every houer so it don't sinking down of the parking plase on the airport, it was a real beuty and i get aloved to get onbord in it to

Tore

assassinator2.0 · « **Reply #72 on:** September 03, 2011, 08:05:17 »

Quote from: appleair on September 03, 2011, 06:40:33

assassinator2.0,

What you could have seen were Dassault Falcon 50, 900, or 7X private jets. They are tri-jets so they comply with your description of having 3 engines on the tail. The purple paint may have been the business jet's owner(s) decision as it is after all their plane.

However, the tail is more of a lower case 't' tail rather than a 'T' tail.

This is the Dassault Falcon 7X. You can see the undercarriage from this angle.

This is the Dassault Falcon 50. The tail shape and 2 of the 3 engines are clearly visible. I'm guessing that you can imagine where the 3rd one would be.

thank you! i think it was the Dassault 900 or 7X. the 50 looks too short.

The Ferry King · « **Reply #73 on:** September 03, 2011, 14:18:58 »

so mystery solved!

Ok lets go back to plane spotting and adding pictures to the topic shall we?

The Ferry King · « **Reply #74 on:** September 03, 2011, 14:31:19 »

Some pictures taken a last week by myself and a friend of mine who waited for his cousin arriving from Germany.:
He's a good friend of mine so i didnt want him to be disappointed with my absence.

(the following pictures are random planes that arrived at the airport) (and yes i am standing on a high building)
My friend's cousin arrived in a Lufthansa.

(sorry i couldnt take that many pictures-these were the only ones i could find-if i find more i will post them here)

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