Planes at Google Earth

[+Gepard 10,230]

Perhaps we could start a new topic about planes which are found at Google Earth or other satelitte pictures.

 

Here a nice shot of an AN-124 Ruslan at Airport Leipzig Halle

 

Edited March 15, 2014 by Gepard

[KJakker 875]

Here are some at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

 

KC-135's.

 

C-130 plus chopper.  

 

The base museum. 

[SayethWhaaaa 245]

Wow, I never realised how the F-4 was so much smaller than the F-102/F-106. I kinda always thought the reverse was true.

[Badfrank 5]

Museum Hermeskeil, Germany

 

 

 

Museum Speyer, Germany

 

[Derk 265]

WHAT a splendid idea Michael !!!!!!!!

[+Gepard 10,230]

Tornado CH-53 and Transall at Mazar i Sharif Afghanistan 2010

 

 

 

F-15 and F-16 at Bagram Afghanistan 2010

 

Edited March 18, 2014 by Gepard

[JediMaster 451]

Actually caught the 15's taxiing, good timing there.

[+Gepard 10,230]

Here an other nice big bird. Found at Frankfurt Rhein Main Airport: A thai Airbus A380

 

 

 

And here 3 shoots of the Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin Gatow with a nice collection of western and eastern combat planes:

 

 

 

[MAKO69 186]

Wow, I never realised how the F-4 was so much smaller than the F-102/F-106. I kinda always thought the reverse was true.

The F-4 Isn't smaller just a bit shorter that's all.

[MigBuster 2,861]

The Wing area and length of the F-106 make it look bigger

 

Empty weights from the respective SAC documents suggest F-4B is actually bigger in mass:

 

F-4B = 27,897 lbs

F-106A = 24,038 lbs

F-15Cs at Lakenheath

 

[JediMaster 451]

The 106 has a much thinner, shallower fuselage (and only a single engine) so naturally the weight is lower.