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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
quote: Originally posted by danny boyo
r u a plane spotter buy any chance how sad lol
I'm going to suggest you STFU
Nice one
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by sport16v
On that last pic...is that an engine on the back or an exhaust type thing??
Yeah thats an RAF Tristar Tanker. Has 3 engines, 1 under each wing and a 3rd in the tail. the intake is above the fueslage and exhaust is out of the rear.
They are Rolls Royce RB211 524's
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quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by sport16v
On that last pic...is that an engine on the back or an exhaust type thing??
Yeah thats an RAF Tristar Tanker. Has 3 engines, 1 under each wing and a 3rd in the tail. the intake is above the fueslage and exhaust is out of the rear.
don;t htink it is a tanker
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Steve
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nice 737
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micra_pete
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good pics there!
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Greasemonkey
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How the hell did you get that close to the planes to photograph them and not get arrested for plotting to bomb em etc etc, lol
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Greasemonkey
How the hell did you get that close to the planes to photograph them and not get arrested for plotting to bomb em etc etc, lol
I was still outside the fence.
thre is a farm road that runs on the outside of the runway. I was at the very last ILS light
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by sport16v
On that last pic...is that an engine on the back or an exhaust type thing??
Yeah thats an RAF Tristar Tanker. Has 3 engines, 1 under each wing and a 3rd in the tail. the intake is above the fueslage and exhaust is out of the rear.
don;t htink it is a tanker
think you will find it is. The red stripes underneath are where the refuelling booms come out from.
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mjw_2k2
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good pics there! ive been inside a tristar and yes they are tankers, they have a retractable boom that comes out at the back to fill all the jet fighters up in mid flight its clever how they do it unno!
im also a glider pilot!
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by mjw_2k2
good pics there! ive been inside a tristar and yes they are tankers, they have a retractable boom that comes out at the back to fill all the jet fighters up in mid flight its clever how they do it unno!
im also a glider pilot!
coolio, do you find a lot of thermals from power stations and built up areas like cities?
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mjw_2k2
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ye above larger buildings and mainly fields its great gliding, really calm and all round views, cant beat it, good fun as they can fly backwards in a strong wind!
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Cybermonkey
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scary stuff.
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by mjw_2k2
good pics there! ive been inside a tristar and yes they are tankers, they have a retractable boom that comes out at the back to fill all the jet fighters up in mid flight its clever how they do it unno!
im also a glider pilot!
tristars don;t have booms like th american tankers - they have wee cones that the planes plug into. not all tristars are tankers
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by vibrio
quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by sport16v
On that last pic...is that an engine on the back or an exhaust type thing??
Yeah thats an RAF Tristar Tanker. Has 3 engines, 1 under each wing and a 3rd in the tail. the intake is above the fueslage and exhaust is out of the rear.
don;t htink it is a tanker
think you will find it is. The red stripes underneath are where the refuelling booms come out from.
I did think that but they did not look big enough for the cones to come out. I can send you the full size pic if you want. around 2mb
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mjw_2k2
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its a laugh ye
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
quote: Originally posted by mjw_2k2
good pics there! ive been inside a tristar and yes they are tankers, they have a retractable boom that comes out at the back to fill all the jet fighters up in mid flight its clever how they do it unno!
im also a glider pilot!
tristars don;t have booms like th american tankers - they have wee cones that the planes plug into. not all tristars are tankers
Correct, a few are transporters, but most are tankers. This is a tanker.
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danny boyo
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what the fuck r u on plane spotting is sad as fuck and my car is better than most on here u tossers
[Edited on 26-08-2004 by danny boyo]
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burgess
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vibiro has to much time on his hands by far! plane spotting, photo shopping small balls on corsa's? spells out one sad young man!
you need to get out more lmao
[Edited on 26-08-2004 by burgess]
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danny boyo
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i totally agree
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PainZ
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dan your car is better only because your are the only sad monkeee to mod a 5 door
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burgess
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least he isnt wasting a day looking thriough a bloody view finder!
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Siberia
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quote: Originally posted by sport16v
On that last pic...is that an engine on the back or an exhaust type thing??
its an engine
DC-10
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danny boyo
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shut up painz u hav no oppion anyway
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kerzo
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and you cant spell
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CorsAsh
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quote: Originally posted by danny boyo
shut up painz u hav no oppion anyway
He does have an opinion, it's pretty clear what it is too.
Maybe you mean you "don't value his opinion"... that would make more sense.
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