[Scan-DC] slow plane at Andrews

[Alan]

WOW..........
The Air Force displays the greatest airlift technology to ever be 
discovered causing AF 1 (potential 400+ ton weight) to "hover" right 
over the Washington D.C. area. None of the local TV stations or 
newspapers - nor any of the millions of residents of the area with their 
ubiquitous cell phone cameras happened to see this and capture it which 
would be front page and leading news.

Personally, I'd put this friend back in the coo-coo column - even if he 
happens to be a nice guy otherwise.

Alan
Maryland

Dewey wrote:

>It's very interesting that this conversation is happening.  Several years
>ago, a co-worker told me that he didn't care what anyone said, there was
>technology that the gov't would not tell us because he PERSONALLY saw AF-1
>standing still once in the Andrews area.  Being an aviation buff who has
>also taken an intro flight, I just didn't see HOW this was at all possible,
>and always thought him to be a little cook-coo when I would see him (he
>still always remained a good friend).  Well, I haven't talked to him in
>quite a while, but the conversation here has restored my confidence in him
>:)
>
>Dewey
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joel Kahn
>Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 09:52
>To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] slow plane at Andrews
>
>Rick & Cathy:
>
>I, too, have had a similar experience when I used to drive on MD 450 near
>Bowie. Looking West toward Andrews, you could see these HUGE planes just
>hanging there!  I actually pulled onto the shoulder (when the turf farm was
>there that is now a shopping center & houses!) and watched for several
>minutes. What I realized was that the combination of plane size, direction
>and atmospherics were all in play there.  The plane was coming in for a
>landing, so air speed was reduced, but because it was so low to the horizon
>and yet at a fairly large distance, the atmosphere magnified the size to
>appear 3 or 4 times larger than the actual plane (usually a large cargo
>plane coming from Germany/Europe) the direction was slightly away from
>horizontal, so it appeared slower, again magnified by the position on the
>horizon.  It seemed to take forever, so I timed it and within three minutes
>it was gone, so it was not really unusually slow.  It is a really freaky
>occurrence when you see it.
>
>jk
>
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