Author Topic: Avro Lancaster spotted...via Google Earth satalite photo (Read 1201 times)

ALF · « **on:** January 09, 2006, 06:43:34 PM »

The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/google_lancaster/

SMIDSY · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:54:50 PM »

wow, that is pritty cool coincidence.

38ruk · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:48:01 PM »

With only 2 airworthy( if the source i read is credible) examples flying , it is truly amazing to catch one in a satellite photo . Nice find ALF 38

nimble · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:52:40 PM »

I almost wept

Karnak · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2006, 10:29:25 PM »

Could get some good speed diving on that Lanc from up there.

And look at his altitude, he is a low alt base porker.

GreenCloud · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2006, 12:03:35 AM »

lolo lo alt base porker,...lolo

Arcades057 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2006, 09:45:44 AM »

I know how that guy feels. Every year at the Boca Raton airport they have a B-17 and a B-26 for a week or two. They take them out and fly them around and it's hard to imagine, what with their size, that we used to use a few hundred of those monsters at a time to bomb the bejesus out of the Nazis.

Did you know that the B-17 can land almost vertically? I saw the pilot doing that once when I was stopped in traffic on I-95. Most amazing.

38ruk · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2006, 10:45:17 AM »

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Did you know that the B-17 can land almost vertically

LOL , must be that vstall upgrade . I wouldnt want to see any b-17 pilot screwing around in one of those precious planes, and i bet the owner, (owners more than likely) would feel the same way . i would think an almost vertical landing would be a crash . 38

Arcades057 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2006, 11:31:44 PM »

No crash. I kept watching it thinking that maybe it was a trick of the distance but it was directly to the side of me and it came down using only about 20 feet of runway and just cruised over to a hangar.

FBBone · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2006, 05:11:35 PM »

A plane that size would take up more than 100 ft just trying to drop 10 mph of ground speed to turn, perhaps a trip to the opthomoligist for a stronger perscription, eh?

Arcades057 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 12, 2006, 10:10:53 PM »

LoL, FBBone, not really. I know what I saw and it was amazing. Believe it or not, doesn't matter. Maybe keep your own 20/20-vision eyes open for any B-17s in your area and see if they do the same thing.

And remember: just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it can't happen.

Morpheus · « **Reply #11 on:** January 12, 2006, 10:21:28 PM »

no B17 is going to land in 20 ft unless it has a 100mph direct head wind.

youre full of chit.

Arcades057 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2006, 10:24:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
no B17 is going to land in 20 ft unless it has a 100mph direct head wind.

youre full of chit.

A well thought out post, as always, Morpheus.

Morpheus · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2006, 10:27:53 PM »

Almost as thought out as your idiotic B17/Harrier sighting fairy tail.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2006, 11:10:17 PM »

I G0TZ T3H PR00F! (Fourth photo)