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Offline curry1

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Discovery's Final Flight
« on: April 17, 2012, 05:01:38 PM »
I went to the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian Air and Space Museum today to watch Discovery OV-103.  Skipped School :D

Here are the few pictures that were worth anything off me and my friend's cell phones.  Sorry I forgot my real camera at home.  :cry




Here is the flyover that went right above us and it happened right before it flew over the mall in DC .  Only my friend got a shot of that as I was much too busy staring.




This pass was a flyover of the runway to check how the wind was acting and there was a bit of a crosswind.  Notice the NASA T-38 to the left of the 747.




These next two are in order as the shuttle Discover approaches runway 1R right before the end of its final flight.  There is a T-38 on the shuttle carrier's right wing.






This comic made me sad.

Where Aircraft Go to Die:
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Offline helbent

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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 05:16:01 PM »
I imagine they are going to place it in the spot that the Enterprise currently sits.  Is this true? If so, what are they going to do with the Enterprise?


Edit; pic.  Right behind the SR-71
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 05:22:23 PM »
Quote from: helbent on April 17, 2012, 05:16:01 PM
I imagine they are going to place it in the spot that the Enterprise currently sits.  Is this true? If so, what are they going to do with the Enterprise?


Edit; pic.  Right behind the SR-71
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Correct they are replacing the Enterprise which is going to go to New York, New York and sit I ASSUME OUTSIDE on the Intrepid Carrier.  :furious
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Offline icepac

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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 05:24:49 PM »
I saw the one in the 80s over the DC area.
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Offline Tordon22

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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2012, 06:22:48 PM »
My friend went up to Cocoa and got some good pictures of it departing Florida.

Gallery here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/finktel_jr/sets/72157629473680292/with/6941153128/
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Offline helbent

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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2012, 06:29:54 PM »
Thats cool and all, BUT there is only one reason to visit that place.



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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2012, 07:00:13 PM »
Im on my phone and cant see the image helbent but let me see if i can guess.  ar-234 or that funny plane with the pusher and puller props
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2012, 07:45:03 PM »
Quote from: curry1 on April 17, 2012, 07:00:13 PM
Im on my phone and cant see the image helbent but let me see if i can guess.  ar-234 that funny plane with the pusher and puller props

Close!  It is a bomber with two props!   :bolt:
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2012, 08:14:27 PM »
Quote from: PFactorDave on April 17, 2012, 07:45:03 PM
Close!  It is a bomber with two props!   :bolt:

I'm home now I actually thought of the P-38 but ruled it out as there are lots of those in many museums.  Apparently this one has some significance or he just likes rusty beat up stuff.
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2012, 08:53:41 PM »
That P38 was a test bed aircraft, flown by many of the hottest P38 sticks of the day. Best yet, it has never been repainted and wears the same paint it wore during testing.
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2012, 09:59:23 PM »
Quote from: Delirium on April 17, 2012, 08:53:41 PM
That P38 was a test bed aircraft, flown by many of the hottest P38 sticks of the day. Best yet, it has never been repainted and wears the same paint it wore during testing.

Oh very cool.  I saw it before but i guess I must of missed over the sign that stated that.  I had no idea.
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2012, 12:06:06 AM »
 :salute To the Discovery, an the shuttle program  :cry
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 08:45:14 AM »
Can only laugh when you think that the main hub of the space program does not get one of the shuttles.

Some really odd places get one.
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Re: Discovery's Final Flight
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2012, 10:25:01 AM »
nice pics, i wish i was back in VA, definitively would have made it to Dulles for that.
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