[Info-vax] OT: Aircraft pitot tubes and clustering.

[Doug Phillips]

On Dec 20, 1:47 pm, "Peter Weaver" <info-... at weaverconsulting.ca>
wrote:
> >...
> > Wait till you see an Antonov 124. (I almost got to see a 125 a couple of
> > years ago when it came to Montreal.
> >...
>
> Yup, I've seen the 124 in London, Ontario. I was on the ground and saw it
> from as it was coming in for a landing and I got a fairly close view after
> it parked. But when a C130 is number 2 behind you as you are landing in a
> four-seater they look awfully big :).
>
> Peter Weaverhttp://www.weaverconsulting.ca
> Winner of the OpenVMS.org Readers' Choice Award for System
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Toured an AN-124 on static display at the Rockford, IL, Airfest a few
years back. HUGE! There's only one AN-225 AFAIK and I'd love to see
that monster.

The Blue Angels' Fat Albert is a must-see for any C-130 fan. Beautiful
plane and JATO (Jet Assisted TakeOff) is awesome.

I had over 1000 hrs P-3 Orion aircrew flight time and C-130's were
always around the bases. They did use JATO occasionally for training
and when they were heavy or on a shorter runway. When I went on or
returned from leave I sometimes managed to hitch a C-130 ride as
cargo, I mean passenger. Not exactly comfortable accommodations but
the price was right.