c17vortex
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on 2004-Jul-27 12:27:10 Anonymous coward said mb
FOD is over rated... -
on 2004-Sep-23 21:03:09 Anonymous coward said Chilipepper
Awesome pic, great comment. -
on 2004-Oct-11 14:00:41 Anonymous coward said brian
when ya gotta go you gotta go -
on 2004-Oct-22 22:54:51 Anonymous coward said HJ
C-17 demonstrates the FOD "vacuum" mode - known as "Super Hoover" (S-3 Viking being the origial "Hoover") -
on 2004-Dec-19 13:27:39 Anonymous coward said Cobalt
Try standing fire guard in front of those when the pilot decideds to throttle up with the TR's delpoyed, it isnt fun. -
on 2005-Jan-06 22:15:22 Anonymous coward said Gumpster
And here I thought from 7 1/2 years of active duty Air Force time that the F-16 was the only plane in the Air Force inventory that was able to do a vacuum cleaner impression... -
on 2005-Mar-03 03:37:48 Anonymous coward said me
uh, right... its a 131, not a c17 and its a water wash -
on 2005-May-03 19:26:12 Anonymous coward said Spanky
um what is a 131? -
on 2005-Aug-29 20:11:40 Anonymous coward said Del
You are thinking C-141, and its not. Its a C-17. -
on 2005-Sep-29 10:24:04 Anonymous coward said FFR-31_Driver
This sucks! -
on 2005-Sep-29 19:13:26 Anonymous coward said roger
My dad designed this aircraft and it is the C-17 Globemaster, as far as what the engine in ingesting, I am not sure -
on 2005-Oct-07 03:11:54 Anonymous coward said Majlogon
Actually, the thrust reversers appear to be open, causing the vortex in humid air. Cool picture, tho. -
on 2006-Jan-13 12:07:06 Anonymous coward said lasse
when your callsign is 007,you suppose the "whopper"point upward :) -
on 2006-Jan-19 01:32:49 Anonymous coward said wjp
Ptui! -
on 2006-Mar-06 18:07:35 Anonymous coward said coco
psssssssssssssssssssssssssss -
on 2006-Apr-06 11:19:31 Anonymous coward said seon
C-17 - "Damn these Paparazzi, a plane can't even take a piss anymore." -
on 2006-Apr-22 03:29:16 Anonymous coward said ex-AF
Visable inlet vortices such as this are common at high power settings on humid days. -
on 2006-Aug-01 08:23:56 Anonymous coward said Darrel
To bad they don't just put the make, model and run number on the side! -
on 2006-Aug-01 08:35:39 Anonymous coward said Darrel
So are you say that rev. thrusters would be pushing forward, out of the jet engine. Not gonna work, jet spinning only one way and that's inward draw! Rev. thrust comes from the back, and redirected forward on the outside. -
on 2006-Aug-01 08:35:47 Anonymous coward said Darrel
To bad they don't just put the make, model and run number on the side! -
on 2007-Mar-11 23:03:37 Anonymous coward said Mike
Thats a vortice you see coming out of the engine -
on 2007-May-20 22:25:22 Anonymous coward said oldcrewchief
In Air Force terms that would be MDS (Mission Design Series) and it is supposed to be stenciled on the Lh fwd side of the cockpit. Sometimes this happens untill the aircraft goes to depot where they forget to put it back on. The worse thought is to remove the danger zone marks. -
on 2007-Jul-10 21:35:41 Anonymous coward said Grunt
The vort is coming from the external of the engine.... where they always come from. Has nada to do with the TRs.
Nothing special... pretty, but not unusual. -
on 2007-Jul-27 21:08:11 Anonymous coward said USAF MX
Whats even cooler is to see a vortex develop between two engines, usually on a foggy day. Have seen this often on evan prop driven C-130's -
on 2007-Sep-01 16:06:21 Anonymous coward said runescape
i had to take a p*ss -
on 2008-Jan-13 08:17:49 Anonymous coward said Flyboy65
B-52's used to do this on a wet ramp also. Makes you remember to stay the hell away from the inlets! -
on 2008-Feb-17 19:22:52 Anonymous coward said ww
It must be thirsty. -
on 2008-Mar-08 02:51:35 Anonymous coward said Thud Driver
The S-3 may have been the original "Hoover", but the F-89 Scorpion was the "Gravel Gobbler". Didn't have nearly so far to suck. -
on 2008-May-11 17:44:12 Anonymous coward said frutti tutti
DOCTORED!!!!! -
on 2009-Jul-03 12:50:50 Anonymous coward said Ur Mom
y'all r stupid... this is a c-17.. not a 131... and this pic is doctored n e ways -
on 2009-Aug-22 04:55:58 Anonymous coward said K13
C-17. Not doctored. The vortex is caused by the disturbance of the air by the jet engine. Vortices can be seen off of wingtips, flap corners, prop tips and engine disks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex#Properties
Second bullet. -
on 2009-Nov-12 18:49:49 Anonymous coward said Jackal
I'm surprised not to see any storm chasers runnin' around that vortex! lol
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