Vertical Takeoff?

dalenz · 07-22-2005, 04:40 AM

Found this at an airport in Huntsville.

Appears to have a 3 bladed prop on top.

You can see the shadow of the prop.

An ideas?

Thanks

birq · 07-22-2005, 05:40 AM

It looks like a helicopter to me. Maybe a Chinook.

scotty · 07-22-2005, 05:40 AM

maybe a chinook?

birq · 07-22-2005, 05:42 AM

I beat Scotty by mere miliseconds. She needs more power, Captain.

scotty · 07-22-2005, 05:44 AM

without the google image search, she IS faster...

birq · 07-22-2005, 05:46 AM

Good point

dalenz · 07-22-2005, 06:33 AM

Thanks,

Should have thought of that.

By the way, I think this is Fort Bragg.

Very interesting to fly around, many bunkers, tanks etc.

Also seems to be some places with "whiteout" to obsure them

gHamiltan · 07-23-2005, 07:18 PM

If you turn on the airport button, you'll see that it's the Redstone Air strip. For you Huntsville fans, you've got Marshall (NASA) Flight Center, the Redstone Proving Grounds and the home of DARPA all in that little town. It's where the military dropped Werner Von Braun and a 100 others after WW2.

:-)

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07-22-2005, 05:40 AM	#2
birq Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 296	It looks like a helicopter to me. Maybe a Chinook.

07-22-2005, 05:40 AM	#3
scotty Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CGN, Germany Posts: 11	maybe a chinook?

07-22-2005, 05:42 AM	#4
birq Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 296	I beat Scotty by mere miliseconds. She needs more power, Captain.

07-22-2005, 05:44 AM	#5
scotty Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CGN, Germany Posts: 11	without the google image search, she IS faster...

07-22-2005, 05:46 AM	#6
birq Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 296	Good point

07-22-2005, 06:33 AM	#7
dalenz Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 34	Thanks, Should have thought of that. By the way, I think this is Fort Bragg. Very interesting to fly around, many bunkers, tanks etc. Also seems to be some places with "whiteout" to obsure them

07-23-2005, 07:18 PM	#8
gHamiltan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	If you turn on the airport button, you'll see that it's the Redstone Air strip. For you Huntsville fans, you've got Marshall (NASA) Flight Center, the Redstone Proving Grounds and the home of DARPA all in that little town. It's where the military dropped Werner Von Braun and a 100 others after WW2. :-)