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Sep 8^th, 2007 at 3:04pm

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Went to CIAF today - the "big" airshow in Brno, Czech Republic, and I was surprised and thrilled to find a C-17 giving a display. It flew beautifully and slowly (my wife says "like a slug" Cheesy

), so I managed to get some decent shots even with my snap-shot camera. Thought I'd share them.

Now I just have to get that payware C-17!! Shocked

Payday is just a few days away......

Hope you liked!!

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Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 3:06pm

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krigl wrote on Sep 8^th, 2007 at 3:04pm:

I was surprised and thrilled to find a C-17 giving a display. It flew beautifully and slowly (my wife says "like a slug" Cheesy

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A very apt description. LOL Cheesy

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Hope you liked!!

I like. Excellent photos.

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Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 3:10pm

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Greats shots!!

I really like the C-17. A cargo plane that almost flies like a fighter!!

I fly the C-17 in Evergreen colors!!

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Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 5:06pm

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Boy thats a beast,
Nice crisp shots you took there.

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Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 6:29pm

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Excellent shots of my favorite Cargo Bird!

(Psst... What's this Payware C-17 you speak of?! I know Alphasim apparently has one in the works, but I haven't seen head nor tail of it in ages!)

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Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 10:18pm

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Great bird isn't it?

I had the chance to see it on display about 6 months ago...

and I saw that very same bird! Grin

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Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 5:57am

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Stating that this bird is rather big, would be a slight understatement! Amazing! Shocked

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Reply #7 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 6:42am

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I never thought I'd see the day....Roger posting photos of aircraft....lol

Lovely shots

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Reply #8 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 8:48am

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Great shots, I hope they did a short runway landing demo, one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

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Reply #9 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 4:08pm

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Thanks guys!!

Yep, they did a VERY short landing, the approach and roll was something similar to a C-172 Shocked

Amazing!!
It's very short for its height, so looks a bit tubby, but kind of radiates massiveness even though there are a ton of bigger planes out there.

You saw the very same plane Alonso? Cheesy

I suppose it must be the 'publicity bird' or something....

Mic, I do sometimes post shots of real aircraft, but my camera is not designed for flyby shots - I just post statics.

Isak922 - I'm sorry, it must have been the Alphasim one I'm thinking about. I saw screenies of it and I must have assumed it already existed Cry

Botherations. Well, hope they hurry up with it

Cheers

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Reply #10 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 4:45pm

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Nice set of photos! I like the last one the best. Cool

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Reply #11 - Sep 9^th, 2007 at 6:14pm

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krigl wrote on Sep 9^th, 2007 at 4:08pm:

Isak922 - I'm sorry, it must have been the Alphasim one I'm thinking about. I saw screenies of it and I must have assumed it already existed Cry

I did a quick google search yesterday, and found that fsd-international has an T-38 package that also includes a very basic C-17 as a bonus (No panel, extremely basic VC).

However, the Alphasim WIP screenshot I saw was downright amazing, and that was only the VC!

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Reply #12 - Sep 10^th, 2007 at 2:14am

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If I wanted to fly a very basic C-17 I'd fly the freeware one Cheesy

- thanks for the heads up though!
I'll wait for the Alphasim one when it's done. Hurry up AS!!

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Reply #13 - Sep 10^th, 2007 at 11:57am

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Nice piccie of the BMW R1150GS there Roger, pity about the C-15 Grin

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Reply #14 - Sep 10^th, 2007 at 12:33pm

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Willit Run wrote on Sep 8^th, 2007 at 3:10pm:

I really like the C-17. A cargo plane that almost flies like a fighter!!

...and looks like something I find in my toile...

...nah, I'll stop there... Wink

Effective aeroplane though. The RAF could do with another 5 or so!

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