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Lots of Starships - in fact, most of them that aren't in museums - at Pinal Airpark in Arizona.
One of only four left flying is the one at Mojave that was used as SpaceShipOne medium level chase.
One of only four left flying is the one at Mojave that was used as SpaceShipOne medium level chase.
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Dave is Scaled's flying example full-sized or the 85% proof of concept aircraft built by SC?
Fifteen in that view - nearly a third of the total production!
Fifteen in that view - nearly a third of the total production!
Real Space Ship
Try looking at:
52 22 16 70N 014 32 19W
You'll see a genuine spaceship. Well actually it's the ex McDonalds just outside the fence at RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, England, which was designed to look like a UFO. Sadly it's now closed and looking very tired, but it was once voted the number 1 place to eat McDonalds in the UK (not sure that's much of an accolade!).
52 22 16 70N 014 32 19W
You'll see a genuine spaceship. Well actually it's the ex McDonalds just outside the fence at RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, England, which was designed to look like a UFO. Sadly it's now closed and looking very tired, but it was once voted the number 1 place to eat McDonalds in the UK (not sure that's much of an accolade!).
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Smartypants mode on, as the aforementioned Air Canada machine is well west of Heathrow heading N, presumably it was taken on a different day to the airport itself where 09R is shown as the t/off runway and (obviously) 09L for landing - witness the Air France Airbus which appears four times approaching or on the latter.
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I had breakfast there once Matt - can't say it was any better than MacDonalds in North End, Croydon (which I have been led to believe was once the highest grossing MacDonalds in the world). Sorry, waaaaaay off topic...
Edited to correct the Nom de PPRuNe I was replying to!
Edited to correct the Nom de PPRuNe I was replying to!
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
Dave is Scaled's flying example full-sized or the 85% proof of concept aircraft built by SC?
The 85% Proof of Concept aircraft N2000P was destroyed at Mojave.
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Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
I don't have the lat-long to hand, but look at a village called "Bourne End" near Marlow in Bucks. An Air Canada 747, presumably inbound to LHR, blots out the eastern half of the village.
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Hello Seloco; it's the invisible poster here! (Take a peek at posting no 20.) 
It might be heading off in that direction because the NAT Tracks for that day required it, even if bound for Montreal or Halifax N.S.
It might be heading off in that direction because the NAT Tracks for that day required it, even if bound for Montreal or Halifax N.S.
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No, it is WOBUN, because that's the five letter ATC designator of the intersection the departure goes to. It is indeed in the vicinity of Woburn! The SID only applies for westerly departures: WOBUN 2G for 27L and WOBUN 2F for 27R. The SID for traffic going northerly on 09 departures is the BUZAD. No prizes for guessing where that's near! Now we come to all the other LHR departures: BROOKMANS PARK, COMPTON, DETLING, DOVER, etc.
Er, excuse me while I go and lie down in a darkened room!
Er, excuse me while I go and lie down in a darkened room!
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There is a U2 sitting in a bay at 51 41 11.60 N 1 46 21.29 W
and a load od DC3s, a Shackleton, a hunter and some more belonging to Air Atlantique at Coventry Airport. 52 22 11.53 N 1 29 06.74 W
I also found a Jaguar squadron on a base somewhere over in Norfolk. I wonder what the military think about Google handing out high quality satellite images??
and a load od DC3s, a Shackleton, a hunter and some more belonging to Air Atlantique at Coventry Airport. 52 22 11.53 N 1 29 06.74 W
I also found a Jaguar squadron on a base somewhere over in Norfolk. I wonder what the military think about Google handing out high quality satellite images??
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Originally Posted by Herge_uk
I also found a Jaguar squadron on a base somewhere over in Norfolk. I wonder what the military think about Google handing out high quality satellite images??
The "Jag sqn in a base in Norfolk" is RAF Coltishall - and I know that without looking at Google Earth. The fact that it operates Jags has been common knowledge for those interested in that sort of thing for a couple of decades.
Dodgy stuff is hidden away when satellites go over, since their paths are so predictable. Which is why you can't see this anywhere here.
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F-16s, I reckon.
Apart from the 3x Janet 737s, King Air and 2xBeech 1900, the only other aircraft I think are visible are a pair of HH-60s or MH-60s.
Apart from the 3x Janet 737s, King Air and 2xBeech 1900, the only other aircraft I think are visible are a pair of HH-60s or MH-60s.
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Dodgy stuff is hidden away when satellites go over, since their paths are so predictable.
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Find Rivolto, Udine, Italy. You can see the Frecce Tricolori MB339s all lined up on the apron with red and green-stained grass behind them!!!
Anyone looked at the Pensacola Naval Air Museum in Florida - try and identify all the museum aircraft outside there? By the way, the Blue Angels are away but their support C-130 is on the ramp!
Anyone looked at the Pensacola Naval Air Museum in Florida - try and identify all the museum aircraft outside there? By the way, the Blue Angels are away but their support C-130 is on the ramp!