Not a plane geek. Just like a good puzzle 8-) On 6/6/08, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You plane geeks are worse than train spotters... > > It's a plane, in the sky. > > :-) > > Cheers, > > Dave > > 2008/6/7 Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Looks like a Boeing MD-11: > > http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/gallery/images/commercial/md11-03.html > > > > It also looks like a FedEx plane and they have MD-11s in their fleet. > > > > On 6/6/08, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not a 757. The plane in the pic has 3 engines (3 contrails). The 757 has > 2. > >> Lots of retrofits going on in the aviation world with those winglets. > >> > >> Walt > >> > >> > >> On 6/6/08, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > On 6/6/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > > >> > >OK, I printed Bill's full image at 10" on a piece of paper. Assuming > >> > >he was shooting with a standard 23.5 x 15.7 mm sensor, the image is > >> > >10.8X on the paper. Measuring the image size with a machinist ruler I > >> > >come up with an image size on the sensor of .033 inch. Assuming the > >> > >plane to be a DC-10, at 180 feet long, he was flying at 43000 ft. > >> > >That's probably pretty close. Now, I still haven't figured out the > >> > >pilots name but I'm still working on that !! > >> > >:-) > >> > > >> > NOT being a plane geek at all (Adam is best at that), may I offer that > >> > the plane in the pic is not a DC-10 as that type does not have winglets > >> > (visible in the pic). I think it might be a 757-200 :) But hey what's a > >> > few feet between friends as he actress said to the bishop.... > >> > > >> > (cue Mr Maas) > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >
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