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Photo ID: 0434168
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N19904 (cn 1997) Formerly owned/used by Howard Hughes (bought 1939 TWA). One of 10 307s built. First high-altitude commercial and first four-engine airliner in scheduled domestic service. Total of 500 flight hours over 25 years until hurricane damage in 1964. In 1974, wings/tail off, and fuselage converted motor yacht. The “plane-boat” features twin V-8 inboards incorporating the original aircraft cockpit controls that were used to fly the plane, propelling the vessel over 20 mph. Shame or glory? I am not sure. Only in Miami! |
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Photo ID: 1077629
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) Nose Gear Touchdown at 9:14:53 a.m. EDT. Commander Lindsey and Pilot Mike Kelly work in the cockpit to bring Discovery to a "wheels stop" at 9:15:49 a.m. EDT. "Wheels stopped, Houston," Lindsey radioed mission control [Canon 1Ds MkII;600mm f/4 IS L;ISO 400;1/1000] |
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Photo ID: 0905167
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N905NA (cn 20107/86) 1358 GMT (9:58 a.m. EDT). Touchdown! Discovery is back home. The left main gear impacted first followed by the right. The nose wheel is still up as aerodynamic braking is always useful when one carries a load like this. Welcome home Discovery! |
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Photo ID: 0499757
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No. 9 Attack Squadron flight over the ancient garden city/palace built by King Kasyapa in 477 - 495 AD. Palace also served as a fortress for the King from invading armies for 20 years of rule. 1500 years later, modern defenders of Sri Lanka fly by! This very ancient edifice is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also a very popular tourist attraction. Could also turn into a good spotting location as SLAF Air Base Sigirya is about 5 miles away. Thanks/credit to SLAF for photo ops. |
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Photo ID: 1161862
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159610 / 105 (cn 157/DR-2) "I gave so others could fly!" Aircraft now on permanent display at the Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum on the airport grounds |
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Photo ID: 1619207
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) If one had an opportunity fly in formation with a space shuttle orbiter in the Earth's atmosphere, it would look like this. I purposely chose to have Earth background so that a sense of scale and depth can be gleaned. With commander Charles Hobaugh at the controls, "Atlantis" executed a sweeping right overhead turn to lose altitude and speed to line up for landing. The two sonic booms heralding the arrival in Florida occurred just prior. Welcome home "Atlantis"! Dear President Obama, Please keep them flying! |
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Photo ID: 0905169
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) A close up of Discovery's nose showing the effects of attaining orbital velocity, space flight and reentry. Note the Reaction Control System, which is made up of thrusters fired to help the Orbiter achieve a precise orbital path or perform changes in its position. The streaks around the RCS openings are from re-entry. |
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Photo ID: 1077630
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) Tire-smoking, high-speed touchdown at 9:14:43 a.m. Moments later, pilot Mark Kelly deploys the braking parachute [seen here]. The nose gear dropped and Discovery rolled to a stop to close out a voyage spanning 5.3 million miles & 202 complete orbits since July 4. Welcome home Commander Lindsey,PLT:Mark Kelly,MS 1:Michael Fossum,MS 2: Lisa M.Nowak,MS3:Stephanie Wilson,and MS4:Piers Sellers! [Canon 1Ds MkII; 600mm F/4;ISO 400;1/1000] |
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Photo ID: 1250264
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" lifts off from Pad 39A for STS-117 at 7:38:02 EDT on a 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles orbital insertion trajectory to reach the ISS. The External tank is showing the repair work (lighter orange) performed due to the hail storm damage in March. This damage delayed the mission by 3 months. The crew today is: Marine Commander Rick Sturckow (Commander), Air Force Colonel Lee Archambault (pilot), Mission Specialists Danny Olivas, Jim Reilly, Pat Forrester, Clay Anderson, Steve Swanson. [Canon 1Ds MkII;;600mm L IS;2X @ F/9,1/500;ISO 200] |
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Photo ID: 1060364
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) If you were an astronaut and were going to climb aboard the shuttle, the round hatch is the entry way. So this is how you enter the $2.4 billion dollar (list price) machine. The White blankets (seen here) coating the aircraft are made of coated Nomex felt reusable surface insulation. They are used on the upper payload bay doors, portions of the midfuselage and aft fuselage sides, portions of the upper wing surface and a portion of the OMS/RCS pods for heat exclusion. (1600 X 1200) |
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Photo ID: 1120369
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) 11:14:55 a.m. - "LIFTOFF!!! 3...2...1...and liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis...opening a new chapter in the completion of the International Space Station...for the future of collaboration of nations in space. " -- NASA |
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Photo ID: 1617814
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NL351DT / 413806/DS (cn 122-41042) "Crazy Horse 2" and her crew get ready to fly out of the Miami area after Wings Over Homestead 2009 just after sunset. |
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Photo ID: 1183955
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Looking down at JFK from cruise, I noticed the heavy (looks like a 747) rotating off 31L which is 14572 feet long. There is a wide assortment of others on the ground too. |
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Photo ID: 1166346
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N395AJ (cn 21100/1148) The 727 lives in droves in Miami albeit as a freight dog. This is a regular afternoon in Miami. How many do you see on this hot ramp? |
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Photo ID: 2081160
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) The two most flown orbiters meet for the final time. "Atlantis" is lined up to enter OPF#01 to finish her transition and retirement. "Discovery" is done and has just vacated OPF#01 and will soon depart KSC for the last time. The two orbiters paused nose-to-nose for one final good bye. Here Discovery heads to the VAB for storage till her ferry flight. This is the closest the two orbiters have ever been to each other. |
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