On 31 May 2018 15:44:08 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <op80hdhvo43ucr8500tkrm6jaa28b2fpik@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>On 31 May 2018 05:38:53 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>more at
>>>http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/21170/this-c-17-rocketed-through-star-wars-canyon-like-a-fighter-jet
>>>
>>>Star Wars Canyon, also known as the Jedi Transition or Rainbow Canyon, and the
>>>aviation photographers that trek there, have offered up some of the most
>>>stunning and interesting images and footage of military aircraft over the last
>>>half-decade. The variety of aircraft that blast through the chasm is one of the
>>>locale's biggest attractions. Like fishing in some bizarre intercoastal waterway
>>>you truly never know what you might catch. In the case of pro photog Eric
>>>Larson, he recently caught a whale with one hell of an attitude.
>>>
>>>Fighter jets are the normal fare for Star Wars Canyon, but it also gets its
>>>share of propeller-driven aircraft and helicopters. It even gets larger aircraft
>>>like bombers and transports, but they always seem to take a far less aggressive
>>>and higher route towards the valley below.
>>>
>>>This wasn't the case for a C-17A Globemaster III from Edwards AFB that took to
>>>the canyon in a manner unlike seemingly any other 'heavy' caught on camera in
>>>the canyon before.
>>>
>>>
>>Spectacular picture!
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>...let's just hope the pilot gave the crew advance warning so they could stow
>their cappuccinos and Manchurian mushroom tea.
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>
With a cruising speed of only 450 knots, they deserve a little comfort
as compensation for the tedium.
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