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Offline RTHolmes

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can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« on: February 27, 2011, 09:38:11 AM »
mmmmm not quite ...



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edit: better pic

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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 11:00:01 AM »
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 11:37:10 AM »
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 11:37:50 AM »
almost... :airplane:
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 11:47:01 AM »
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 02:12:19 PM »
I was thinking "well he used a very long telephoto to make it look closer" ... but he didnt.

the shots were taken on an IXUS V, exif shows one taken wide at 5mm (35mm equiv), the rest tele at 11mm (70mm equiv). blimey!
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 02:16:30 PM »
awesome! :D
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 08:43:52 AM »
Great photo.
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 12:48:49 PM »
This guy really wants to land, even dropped the gear.

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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2011, 02:15:14 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 28, 2011, 12:48:49 PM
This guy really wants to land, even dropped the gear.

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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2011, 04:32:34 PM »
      Isn't that an Angel paint job?
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 04:33:47 PM »
Quote from: Rino on February 28, 2011, 04:32:34 PM
      Isn't that an Angel paint job?

That's an actual Blue Angel.
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2011, 04:51:13 PM »
is that a hornet? I cant quite make it out at that distance  :neener:
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Re: can you fit a Typhoon in the back of a C-130?
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 05:40:35 PM »
Quote from: Rino on February 28, 2011, 04:32:34 PM
      Isn't that an Angel paint job?

Yup, likely taken in the desert around their off-season/winter training site/base in El Centro, CA.
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