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a reply to: Zaphod58

At 70 knots?

a reply to: RadioRobert

Considering I was watching something from Spain that was reporting over 3 million feet earlier, I wouldn't put that much stock in all the data that is put across. It might be a UAV, but the only ones I've seen come across are Global Hawks, and earlier today a SkyGuardian. But the data is sometimes flaky.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Haha

a reply to: RadioRobert



It was showing 3,682,096 feet.

a reply to: Zaphod58

That's better altitude than any shuttle managed

One of the Omega 707s is over Henderson heading up towards the NTTR tonight. First time I've caught them up there.

a reply to: RadioRobert

There's currently an Omega 707 showing at 360 knots, on the ground. Heh.

Ive got an Omega Tanker and ad a KC-10 in the same vicinity. Would they tank the KC-10?

a reply to: FredT

They can't. The 707s only have drogues. They're one of the Blue Air tankers. Looks like Fallon has at least a few F-18s at Nellis, as well as MV-22s, and some other probe and drogue stuff. None of the Omega tankers have a boom, they do mostly Navy work so they're all probe and drogue.

There's another KC-10 and a -135 to the west acting as Red Air tankers.

E3 doing a figure 8.

a reply to: gariac

i've head tankers using that GUCCI call sign/name, but im sure many use it.

a reply to: penroc3

They're all from the same unit. Units tend to use the same callsign. In this case he was involved in the JFEX. Both he and the 707 in that picture were Blue Air tankers.

a reply to: Zaphod58

a little early i didnt even see that.


this is not the all female tanker crew is it? probably not just a neat segway for a link




women and refueling

a reply to: penroc3

It might be, but crews are known to swap, as well as the aircraft they fly.

i was going to say something snarky about their 'unmanned' patch they got, you know seeing as everyone is equal and all that.

but i will err on the side of caution this morning

originally posted by: penroc3
a reply to: gariac

i've head tankers using that GUCCI call sign/name, but im sure many use it.

It is a common callsign at Travis, but I don't know if it is unique to Travis.

a reply to: gariac

The only ones that I've ever seen using it are the Travis KC-10s.

Caught a KC-10 flying as Sierra99 early this morning. He's still up over NTTR.

Just caught N879AD heading west, paralleling I-10 near Desert Center. Came out of either Tucson International, or DM. Now that's an interesting airframe. It's listed as an NC-9D belonging to the Navy. He went in to China Lake.

Canadian A310, UK Sentinel, and Italian KC-767 all airborne over Jordan and Israel. Looks like the Sentinel is heading towards Crete, the others towards Italy.

Russian Tu-214PU-SBUS (their E-4B) is airborne over Russia.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
Caught a KC-10 flying as Sierra99 early this morning. He's still up over NTTR.

Just caught N879AD heading west, paralleling I-10 near Desert Center. Came out of either Tucson International, or DM. Now that's an interesting airframe. It's listed as an NC-9D belonging to the Navy. He went in to China Lake.

Sierra is usually a callsign for something fun aka not ready for public viewing from what Ive read