c17vortex

c17vortex

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  • Anonymous coward on 2004-Jul-27 12:27:10 Anonymous coward said

    mb
    FOD is over rated...
  • Anonymous coward on 2004-Sep-23 21:03:09 Anonymous coward said

    Chilipepper
    Awesome pic, great comment.
  • Anonymous coward on 2004-Oct-11 14:00:41 Anonymous coward said

    brian
    when ya gotta go you gotta go
  • Anonymous coward 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")
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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...
  • Anonymous coward on 2005-Mar-03 03:37:48 Anonymous coward said

    me
    uh, right... its a 131, not a c17 and its a water wash
  • Anonymous coward on 2005-May-03 19:26:12 Anonymous coward said

    Spanky
    um what is a 131?
  • Anonymous coward on 2005-Aug-29 20:11:40 Anonymous coward said

    Del
    You are thinking C-141, and its not. Its a C-17.
  • Anonymous coward on 2005-Sep-29 10:24:04 Anonymous coward said

    FFR-31_Driver
    This sucks!
  • Anonymous coward 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
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward on 2006-Jan-13 12:07:06 Anonymous coward said

    lasse
    when your callsign is 007,you suppose the "whopper"point upward :)
  • Anonymous coward on 2006-Jan-19 01:32:49 Anonymous coward said

    wjp
    Ptui!
  • Anonymous coward on 2006-Mar-06 18:07:35 Anonymous coward said

    coco
    psssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  • Anonymous coward 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."
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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!
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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!
  • Anonymous coward on 2007-Mar-11 23:03:37 Anonymous coward said

    Mike
    Thats a vortice you see coming out of the engine
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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
  • Anonymous coward on 2007-Sep-01 16:06:21 Anonymous coward said

    runescape
    i had to take a p*ss
  • Anonymous coward 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!
  • Anonymous coward on 2008-Feb-17 19:22:52 Anonymous coward said

    ww
    It must be thirsty.
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward on 2008-May-11 17:44:12 Anonymous coward said

    frutti tutti
    DOCTORED!!!!!
  • Anonymous coward 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
  • Anonymous coward 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.
  • Anonymous coward 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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