Author Topic: What planes are stationed at your airport? (Read 1154 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** September 07, 2003, 08:38:50 AM »

I live in Louisville. The Air National Guard has had : P-51s, B-58s, F-4 Phantoms, and currently has C-130s. I heard from some ROTC kids at college though that the ANG is getting 8 training jets (double seat F5s I think).

So, any neat planes stationed in your home town?

Monk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2003, 08:48:52 AM »

C17s and C5s, at Y73.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2003, 08:55:25 AM »

What is Y73? Please use real town names instead of making stuff up

Monk · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2003, 08:56:28 AM »

Y73 is secret;)

Drunky · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2003, 09:03:26 AM »

Our small county airport (Montgomery County, located in Conroe, Texas) has

Approximately 10 Apaches
Three or four Texan's (the trainer plane)
A Mig (complete with mg and cannon barrels attached)
Probably 30+ small Cesena-type private planes
And no more than 15 corporate jets

Note that our county airport also serves as an Army Reserve base also.

Took my boy to see the Fifi then B-29 and an early B-26 there also during a special showing. Even toured the inside of Fifi.

I might go to the airport and take some picture of the Mig. I'm sure that the guns don't work but the barrells are still there and seeing the size of the cannon barrell is quite impressive. Kinda gives you some perspective on 20 or 30 mm cannons.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2003, 09:10:53 AM »

I've been inside a B29 called "Fifi". Is that the same as "GiGi"? There is also a P-51 and P-40 at Louisville International Airport, along with the entire UPS airfleet.

Drunky · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2003, 09:19:42 AM »

Thank you david.

It's too early for me to be posting and I'm sober to boot

GrimCO · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2003, 09:32:22 AM »

Drunky,

It's 5pm somewhere in the World... Bottoms up! LOL

takeda · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2003, 09:58:29 AM »

Civilian:
-A bunch of various cessna & beech from the local training academy.
-A pair of those Canadair firefighter seaplanes.
-The occasional 737 or A320.

Military:
C-212 Aviocar (small transport)
C-101 jet trainer

We used to have a bunch of Mirage F-1 around... those are really "muscle fighters", once you hear one of them scream, all other jets seem a bit sissy in comparison

loser · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2003, 10:09:39 AM »

Hehe I live 40 minutes east of CFB Moose jaw (I grew up in Moose Jaw.)
Up until 3 years ago, I woudl see on a daily basis:

CC-130 Hercs
CF-18 Hornets

and very often a group of 9 CT-114 Tutors.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2003, 10:42:23 AM »

The closest airstrip to me is Willow Grove NAS.

Mostly C130's, F18's, and the ANG operates a boatload of A10's from the field.

Monk · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2003, 11:02:11 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by davidpt40
What is Y73? Please use real town names instead of making stuff up

Y73 is Rhein Main.

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2003, 11:54:51 AM »

I work about 1 mile off the North end of the field at March ARB. Mostly C-141's and KC-10's. Every Thurs. and Fri. though the ANG practices in their F-16's. They always take off towards our plant. Stay low for a bit to build speed athen do a high yo yo / Immelman back toward the base. It is very loud, and close enough to clearly see the vapor trails off the wings.

Once in a while a C-5 or C-17 will fly in... that is amazing to watch. Also have the backup to AF-1 parked there whenever GWB is in the area.

Berra85 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2003, 12:29:53 PM »

A couple of planes which i dont really care about, and then theres the Avro Vulcan siiting at the back:D

http://www.avrovulcan.com/vrthistory.htm

Maverick · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2003, 12:42:34 PM »

We have a major AF base in Tucson that has EC130's OA10's as primary aircraft. There is planning in motion to bring in F15's and phase out the OA10's but it hasn't seemed to start yet.

The civilian airport (TUS) has an ANG base on it and they do the international training for friendly countries who purchase F16's. They are REAL busy and fly every week day. The Guardsmen pilots still have their once monthly weekend drils and fly on the first weekend of th month. They have visiting units come by so we see F15's and sometimes other birds like Tornado's and Harrier's as well.

Since I work about 250 yards from the runway I kinda wish they could put mufflers on the 16's.

The mil power takeoffs are bad but the full burner ones are real nasty. They are limited to only 10% of activity for burner activities. Car alarms ALL over the airport start going off when the 16's are taking off.