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Post by saratoga on Jun 10, 2018 22:13:44 GMT 12
Quite possibly, but i recall seeing something about the Chinese recently that seemed even more incredible than the Indonesians excerising with Australia. Even though the Chinese own the port of Darwin! |
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Post by madmax on Jun 11, 2018 15:09:34 GMT 12
The Il-76 presently at Whenuapai landed here in the Philippines at Davao last friday for a refueling stop enroute to NZ.
Given the "shenanigans" in Philippine territorial waters by the Chinese military in recent times the people here were none too happy about the aircraft's presence. However the assistant to Philippines President confirmed that permission had been sought for the aircraft to land at Davao for refueling and had been granted "with specific conditions".
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Post by saratoga on Jun 11, 2018 15:29:37 GMT 12
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Post by madmax on Jun 11, 2018 15:57:08 GMT 12
Hi saratoga, I'm sure the Chinese don't own the port of Darwin but they do have a lease on it, 99 years I think.
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Post by saratoga on Jun 11, 2018 16:04:47 GMT 12
I don't own my crosslease section, but lease it for 999 years..so effectively the same as ownership.
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Post by madmax on Jun 11, 2018 16:12:16 GMT 12
Obama expressed his displeasure when he learned of the lease.
Hopefully there is a clause in the contract where Aussie could cancel the agreement. If not it could prove very interesting in a time of conflict between the two countries as the US Navy has a base there
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Post by saratoga on Jun 11, 2018 16:20:37 GMT 12
A bit off subject but somehow ironic that the nation that lives and breathes by the mighty dollar,then gets upset when others follow and do the same.
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Post by TS on Jun 15, 2018 17:23:33 GMT 12
ll-76 just landed at WP again... Anybody there for a photo?
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Post by jk73 on Jun 15, 2018 18:48:20 GMT 12
Does anyone know how I could find out it's movements? The news item says it's flying between Whenuapai and Ohakea. I live in Wellington and am keen to head up to Ohakea to get a look at it over the weekend. Thanks
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Post by oj on Jun 15, 2018 21:20:07 GMT 12
We were told back in the 60s that they do it all with mirrors. Moving forward, perhaps it is just a hologram.
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Post by baileyt on Jun 15, 2018 21:53:26 GMT 12
Does anyone know how I could find out it's movements? The news item says it's flying between Whenuapai and Ohakea. I live in Wellington and am keen to head up to Ohakea to get a look at it over the weekend. Thanks It probably won't make another visit to Ohakea again. It did a touch & go there this afternoon but it hasn't scheduled to come in again unfortunately. And they keep changing their schedule so you've just got to get lucky. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 16, 2018 13:31:25 GMT 12
Back at WP this weekend apparently
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2018 13:35:50 GMT 12
It's an ugly brute
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 16, 2018 14:49:16 GMT 12
It's a purpose-built military transport. They are all ugly ducklings, including the C-17.
Function has always been more important than form when it comes to military lifters.
The exceptions in the looks department have tended to be civil airliners which have been adapted to military transport use.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jun 16, 2018 15:07:27 GMT 12
I quite like it.
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Post by saratoga on Jun 17, 2018 11:25:46 GMT 12
Yeh,its got broad shoulders. Come on Dave give it a photoshop update with some nice Kiwi roundels...  |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 17, 2018 12:48:07 GMT 12
I dunno, I've always thought it's one of the better looking military transports. It's a bit hunchbacked but I think its overall proportions are nicer than the C-17 which just looks fat. Also I remember seeing one at Auckland airport at age approximately 4 and liking it because it had a smile. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 17, 2018 13:50:00 GMT 12
I remember that one that came to the 1992 Auckland International Airshow, it dropped a record number of meat bombs.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 17, 2018 14:49:07 GMT 12
The nicest-looking military transports have always been those based on civil airframes, such as the Douglas DC-4 and DC-6/DC-6A, the Lockheed Constellation/Super Constellation, the Bristol Britannia, the de Havilland Comet 2/Comet 4C and the Boeing 717 (no, not the later Boeing 717 based on the Douglas DC-9, but the original 717 which was the narrow-fuselage version of the 707) and the 707 itself. And being based on the good-looking Lockheed L.188 Electra, the Orion has also always been a nice-looking aeroplane.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jun 17, 2018 15:32:21 GMT 12
C-121 for Me!!!
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