Olympus69 From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 1737 posts, RR: 8 Posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2604 times:
I don't know much about modern military a/c and need help on finding the full serial number and construction number for this Mississippa ANG C-17, I am planning to upload this photo.
Bruce From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5027 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2601 times:
03-3115
The number on the tail is "33115" and the air force omits the first digit, so that means it is _3-3115 and you simply plug that into an online database using "0" in the blank space, and it comes up as a c-17A of the 183rd AS. MS ANG, construction # P115.
Olympus69 From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 1737 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2569 times:
Quoting Bruce (Reply 1): The number on the tail is "33115" and the air force omits the first digit, so that means it is _3-3115 and you simply plug that into an online database using "0" in the blank space, and it comes up as a c-17A of the 183rd AS. MS ANG, construction # P115.
Thanks for that link. I have one question - How do you know what the first digit is? I suppose in this case it has to be a zero, but for many a/c types - a B-52 for example it could be several different digits.
Quoting WhyWhyZed (Reply 2): John, you might want to sharpen it a bit more before uploading. Right now, it looks soft.
I will, but I'm always afraid of over-sharpening. My nearly 80 year old eyes just aren't good enough to detect slight over or under sharpness factors.
WhyWhyZed From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 914 posts, RR: 18 Reply 5, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2540 times:
Quoting Olympus69 (Reply 4): I will, but I'm always afraid of over-sharpening. My nearly 80 year old eyes just aren't good enough to detect slight over or under sharpness factors.
Your continuous effort and enthusiasm definitely does deserve some credit, however. Most people 1/3 your age don't even have the patientce for this site! You have alot to show and be proud of, keep it up!
Thanks. I guess trial and error isn't too time consuming when you have a maximum of 10 choices.
Quoting WhyWhyZed (Reply 5): Your continuous effort and enthusiasm definitely does deserve some credit, however. Most people 1/3 your age don't even have the Patience for this site! You have alot to show and be proud of, keep it up!
Thanks for those kind words, Jason. Last year I had over 200 photos accepted, but this year has been somewhat of a shock. I've had about 10 accepted - 2 of them being JT's B707, thanks to your efforts in alerting us of its arrival at YHM. Part of the reason for the drop is that I am uploading far fewer photos this year.
JumboJim747 From Australia, joined Oct 2004, 2462 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2514 times:
John Thats a cracking shot mate.
I would be inclined to center it a bit lower in the frame also.
Keep the good work up .
PS
Age is not a factor for editing if you have aviation in your heart you will see it clear
Cheers
Dlednicer From United States of America, joined May 2005, 511 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2509 times:
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The key to figuring out the first digit in _3-3115 is that the two numbers ahead of the dash give what fiscal year the funding for the aircraft was approved by Congress. The C-17 has been in production since 1990. Hence, the first digit will either be 9 or 0. A quick check in Scramble or Baugher shows that 93-3115 doesn't exist, and 03-3115 is a C-17.
USAF serials are easy - US Army serials are a mess.
I'm glad to hear that someone quite a bit older than me is at this (submitting pictures). I'm in my late 40s and the progressive lens in my glasses make life difficult when I am editing pictures.
Olympus69 From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 1737 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 2492 times:
Quoting JumboJim747 (Reply 8): John Thats a cracking shot mate.
I would be inclined to center it a bit lower in the frame also.
Thanks. Unfortunately I was shooting in a very constricted area and I couldn't move the frame of the picture without unwanted bits and pieces of vehicles intruding. The plane was on the de-icing pads and there was a lot of machinery parked along the fence I was shooting through.
Bruce From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5027 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2467 times:
Yeah, military a/c are the absolute hardest to get reg#s from. The worst is the T-1 Jayhawk, they're in 3 inch high digits on the tail. Unless its very close you will never see it. Next worst is the Army, I spent hours searching for a reg# on a blackhawk.
Bruce
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