I've never heard the 6 engine one running, but it is amazing to see. Learjet
parts from Ireland were frequently bought in from their by the 6 engine
version, and they could have put at least the entire factory in it. We now
see the Boeing "dreamlifter" that carries parts to seattle from here, and
it is bigger than anything.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Geilfuss
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 8:25 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Large flying machine
I'm pretty sure it was the An-124, so the 4 engine model.
Charlie
On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
The 4 engine or the 6 engine Antonov?
-----Original Message----- From: Charles Geilfuss
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 10:54 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Large flying machine
All four of those planes have been stationed here at Charleston AFB over
the years. I have learned to identify them by the sound of their engines.
The C-5 has a very characteristic sound that always reminds me of the
twister in The Wizard of Oz. Years ago, while working in my garage I heard
a big plane fly over that I had never heard before. I ran outside, and
sure
enough it was a new one: a Russian Antonov transport. Never thought I
would
ever see one of those. Impressive and really big.
Charlie
On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
The C-17 was a good addition to the airlift inventory as it filled
the gap between the C-130 and the C-141B. I nice theatre transport that
seems to have a good record.
Consider yourself lucky that you don't have any C-5s.
>
>I attended a conference on aviation medicine this week, held at Ramstein
AB – a large transport hub in the Rheinland Pfalz region of Germany.
>
>I presented on training for spatial disorientation recognition and
avoidance in pilots, but hung around for quite a bit of the medical
stuff.
It was more interesting than I had anticipated, although I needed to
check
my dictionary quite frequently: who would have known, for instance, that
“pre-morbidic” meant “not yet diseased”? I think that military doctors
make some of it up . . .
>
>Anyway, one of the highlights was a visit to a transport isolation
>system
installed on a C17; this was designed after the Ebola outbreak when there
were fears that some Americans might need evacuation after contact with
such a serious disease. The aircraft apron was almost deserted (by USAF
standards) but there were more aircraft on that apron than the UK has in
total – we don’t have any C5s . . .
>
>There are 4 photos:
>
>http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19796 <
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19796>
>
>Chris
>
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