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Qatar C17 at BFS
« on: March 24, 2010, 05:58:04 PM »
Evening
 On the civil ramp A7-MAA due out 11.00 am


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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2010, 06:01:47 PM »
Crikey! You're kidding me? That's a rare gem of an aircraft. Is it due out 11am tomorrow morning (25th)?
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2010, 06:04:05 PM »
Yep
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 06:05:43 PM »
Impressive. Thanks for the heads up Paul! I think I'll try making it down and see if I can catch it departing somehow. The weather for tomorrow seems to suggest RWY 07 will be in use so it might be catchable from Killead or there abouts.
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 07:27:14 PM »
Long way from home - any idea why it's here?
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2010, 08:29:49 PM »
Hi, first post :) attached is a shot of the c17 arriving earlier... about 6 miles out, managed to grab the camera in time :D

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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 08:31:15 PM »
 :Welcome: Hi EZYgoing and welcome to the forum. Hell of a first post :goodjob:
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2010, 08:57:45 PM »
Nice catch EZYgoing and of course welcome.
 
I'm abit disappointed, I had thought it was one of the C-17's in Qatar Airway's livery :( Not quite sure what it's doing here, I don't think it could be a delivery flight as this aircraft has been flying about Europe for the past half a year.
 

                 See here
 
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2010, 09:05:22 PM »
Looked like a load of stairs or an escalator going into the beastie today.


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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2010, 10:06:33 PM »
Talk about an epic fail  :'( .
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2010, 01:21:38 PM »
The C-17 was in to collect Ground Equipment for an A340 of the Qatar Royal Flight including steps etc,which are made in Dungannon by Malaghan Engineering.
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2010, 02:22:02 PM »
Hi all, just saw the C17 on approach again today
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2010, 02:23:55 PM »
Confirm from Radarbox it is the same one as earlier in the week A7-MAA. Flew in over Bangor.
 
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2010, 02:49:29 PM »
Managed to see it this time  8)

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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2010, 04:50:17 PM »
It had crossed my mind that it would be back again, after all, the Qatari A340 does require a lot of air stairs which this aircraft was in BFS collecting. Maybe it will even be back a third time? I presume it'll be head out tomorrow sometime?
 
Rats, such a bummer that the average spotter can't get ground shots at BFS  >:(
 
Nica catch Angry, much better weather this time around.
 
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2010, 05:23:33 PM »
I assume it will go out again either tonight or some time tomorrow-just caught by chance,I was out in the garden hoping to get a few contrail shots. :)
 
Don`t think there is anywhere you can see the freight ramp from outside the airport boundary :(
Would be nice to see the C-17 being loaded.
I have some pics of the Ant-124 being loaded when I worked on the ramp;I must dig them out and post them up.
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2010, 07:57:45 PM »
Cracking shots Angry. Really like the third one. Still can't picture the C-17 as a big aircraft. I've walked through a C-5 Galaxy and it's massive. I've also stood close to an An-124 and it's massive but the C-17 I just can't picture it being big.
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Re: Qatar C17 at BFS
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2010, 12:09:54 PM »
Departing this morning, just as the sun disappeared





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