Cool pic on Google Earth

[The Rat]

The satellite must have snapped 3 pictures in fairly rapid succession as it passed over Frankfurt, because there is an image showing 3 airliners taking off line astern from the airport, and 3 shadows. Not yer standard procedure! See it here:

50°03'06.25"N 8°36'59.69"E

[Captain Canada]

Pretty neat stuff, Rat !

What's up with all the Globemasters and C-5s ?

[The Rat]

What's up with all the Globemasters and C-5s ?

Dunno, stocking up on decent beer?

[DaFROG]

It the rising price of jetfuel I tells ya one of those planes is towing the other two


Who said you can't see panel lines of real world aircraft some of the lines on the C17's etc can be seen from outer space

(yes i have been at work for all together too long today and will likely be there for even longer, I'll stop posting now)

[blue520]

For the people without Google Earth, it can be also seen on the web via Google Maps.
Google Maps 50°03'06.25"N 8°36'59.69"E

[Scooterman]

Who said you can't see panel lines of real world aircraft some of the lines on the C17's etc can be seen from outer space

Not to be a JMN, but those ain't panel line, those are the walkway stripes.........

[The Rat]

Who said you can't see panel lines of real world aircraft some of the lines on the C17's etc can be seen from outer space

Not to be a JMN, but those ain't panel line, those are the walkway stripes.........

Or maybe Matchbox was a sub-contractor?

[B777LR]

I know Google Earth has begun using aircraft to take these photos. They are of higher quality than satelites. This would explain why the 747 appeared 3 times

As for all the military planes, i beleive they are headed to the great big sand pit of Iraq or A-stan. They refuel in Frankfurt. The 2 World MD-11s are on military air charter. Probably full of soldiers. They might have disembarked to a C-17 though, coz the MD-11s cant land in Kandahar...

[Scooterman]

Who said you can't see panel lines of real world aircraft some of the lines on the C17's etc can be seen from outer space

Not to be a JMN, but those ain't panel line, those are the walkway stripes.........

Or maybe Matchbox was a sub-contractor?

LOL!!   

[B777LR]

Hey, that photo is OLD.......

1. Lufthansa Cargo hasnt had 747-200Fs since 2005

2. Lufthansa flies 20 A340-600 today, i would be suprised if not a single one was at Frankfurt.

3. Lufthansa hasnt had A310s since 2005

4. There hasnt been blue British Midland Fokker 100s since 2005

[Weaver]

Okay thread resurrection time.

Here's a couple of Fitters, I believe:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=broughton+chester&sll=53.740047,-2.825764&sspn=0.09625,0.219383&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Broughton,+Chester,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.187882,-2.976972&spn=0.000381,0.001368&t=h&z=20

Now zoom out and see where they are.......

[GTX]

Okay thread resurrection time.

Here's a couple of Fitters, I believe:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=broughton+chester&sll=53.740047,-2.825764&sspn=0.09625,0.219383&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Broughton,+Chester,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.187882,-2.976972&spn=0.000381,0.001368&t=h&z=20

Now zoom out and see where they are.......

Ah, the People's Democratic Republic of ...

Regards,

Greg

[PR19_Kit]

What are they doing THERE of all places?  

[Weaver]

What are they doing THERE of all places?  

Beats me - there's all kinds of stuff tucked away around there though: I was actually looking for a Vampire that our ex-rep showed me when we were driving around one day.

[Steel Penguin]

  ok thats just odd,
or are any of the bretherin up there going for 1:1 scale and letting the rest of us know?