Anthsaun From Mexico, joined Apr 2004, 523 posts, RR: 2 Posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 4403 times:
Today, June 30th I was at Plaza Satelite up on the north of Mexico City. Airplanes were approaching every 1 minute, normal traffic, then a huge dark, four engines airplane flew over. It was not any USA military airplane I know, nor Mexican. It looked like a B747 but wider and shorter. It's tail looked like a B717. It was at 13:00 hrs local time on final approach.
Could any one tell me what kind of aircraft it was?
DLKAPA From , joined today!, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 4352 times:
I don't know of any russian cargo airplane that is dark, T-tale, and 4 engined. I'd say you were looking at either a C-5 or a C-17, or outside chance possibly a C-141.
AM From Mexico, joined Oct 1999, 568 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 3668 times:
Hola!
I was just about to post a topic about the same aircraft, but Anthony beat me to it.
I was at the airport at that exact time, spotting at the top of the domestic terminal parking structure. Suddenly, I saw this big dark aircraft you're talking about, turning final for 05R.
I had my scanner with me. It was a USAF C-17, registration 21101, based at Charleston. Callsign was Ridge 1817.
It landed on 05R at exactly 1310 local, so there's no doubt we're talking about the same plane.
21101 parked at the FAM ramp 8 minutes after its landing.
Does anyone have any idea about the purpose of this flight? They didn't have an assigned stand for the C-17, it had to wait for about 3 minutes on E taxiway, waiting for ground to assign a parking position, which ended up being at the FAM ramp. Maybe it wasn't an expected visit?
Saludos,
Bernardo
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RareBear From United States, joined Jan 2004, 553 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 2621 times:
The building I work in in Charleston is about a mile off of the approach end of rwy 21 at CHS, and directly under the flight path. The C-17s are at about 500 ft when they go over the building. Even inside you can plainly hear them.
Seems real odd to see them flown more like fighters than heavy transports. I was used to seeing the C-5s when I worked at NAS Atlanta, and there is a big difference in the way they're flown. Really neat to see six of the C-17s lined up one behind the other practicing assault landings.
Cx340 From Mexico, joined Sep 2000, 505 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 2150 times:
Saw it this morning at MEX, parked right behind the AM hangars at FAM I suppose, as I took off on Azteca's inagural flight to Veracruz (I'll write a trip report later, it was awesome!). I came back from Veracruz at around 11:45 AM and it was gone.
I have no idea about the purpose of its visit, though.
HlywdCatft From United States, joined Jan 2001, 5321 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 2141 times:
I remember when I was in Charleston a few years ago on the Yorktown Aircraft carrier, the C-17s were constantly flying over, doing their turns over the bay, heading north, then made a left turn into the base.
I saw one at night as I was coming into Charleston and I couldn't figure out what it was by the lighting configuration.
N102DAman From United States, joined Nov 2003, 150 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 1220 times:
Yes the C-17 is quite an amazing aircraft. Used to fly on them quite often while I was in the Army. Hopping round Europe to visit my wife in England and on missions to the Balkans. Something else to be on one while you are flying into a hostile area.
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A346 From Germany, joined May 2004, 113 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 879 times:
Dude,
those things come into AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA like every minute But they are quite awesome, I love when they roar up on approach flying over my house.
Anthsaun From Mexico, joined Apr 2004, 523 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 762 times:
A346
Difficult to seem them south of the border. You know, there is not a single USA military base in Mexico, and the Mexican Air Force dates back from the 40's.
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But they are quite awesome, I love when they roar up on approach flying over my house.
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