Official Plane Spotting Thread.

[9V-Orion Images]

There was an incident back in 8th of May 1987 when the steal cable used to tow aerial target from a F-5E Tiger II failed to jettisoned after a live firing exercise (as per SOP), and subsequently whipped across the motorbike of a 42 years old Indian motorcyclist travelling to Hougang along Eunos Link as the F-5E Tiger II make its short final for WSAP, RWY 02.

Aerial target towing for the air force and navy was outsourced to Pacific Flight Services Pte Ltd with their Learjet 35A and Learjet 45 after a similar incident involving a A4 Skyhawk in Malaysian territory as well.

Omg, You can remember that incident?
The motorcyclist must have been seriously hurt.. =(

Nowadays, they jettison the tow target if it becomes unstable...etc.

Regards

The Indian motorcyclist was badly burned after his motorcycle burst into flames, unfortunately the victim passed away in Singapore General Hospital that very night.

Both the 1st and 2nd generations of the SAF was still considered the "Wild Wild West" in the '70s and '80s, the habit of rigorously following good safety procedures and adhering to compulsory safety regulations was not as strictly enforced due to a lack of operational experience and ignorance in the overall part of the SAF as compared to the current "3G SAF".

Five A-4 Skyhawks crashed and was written off in 1985 in this year alone and with a further 16 more RSAF aircraft accidents from the period between September 1988 to September 1991.

 

[gilcrest]

My humble attemp outside WSAP

 

[Snoweagle]

I stay near the Paya Lebar Airbase and sometimes i will see a C-17 Globemaster III taking off and land. Anyone have any idea this C-17 belongs to which military body? US Army?

 

[harper]

There was an incident back in 8th of May 1987 when the steal cable used to tow aerial target from a F-5E Tiger II failed to jettisoned after a live firing exercise (as per SOP), and subsequently whipped across the motorbike of a 42 years old Indian motorcyclist travelling to Hougang along Eunos Link as the F-5E Tiger II make its short final for WSAP, RWY 02.

Aerial target towing for the air force and navy was outsourced to Pacific Flight Services Pte Ltd with their Learjet 35A and Learjet 45 after a similar incident involving a A4 Skyhawk in Malaysian territory as well.

that sure is very detailed info... thanks...

 

[harper]

My humble attemp outside WSAP

nice clear pics...

 

[knvb24]

I stay near the Paya Lebar Airbase and sometimes i will see a C-17 Globemaster III taking off and land. Anyone have any idea this C-17 belongs to which military body? US Army?

Yeah C-17 most definitely is the USAF. Pretty impressive transport plane.

 

[9V-Orion Images]

I stay near the Paya Lebar Airbase and sometimes i will see a C-17 Globemaster III taking off and land. Anyone have any idea this C-17 belongs to which military body? US Army?

Under the National Security Act of 1947 and a further Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) signed between U.S. Army Secretary Frank Pace and USAF Secretary Thomas K. Finletter on 4th of November 1952 restricted the U.S. Army from operating any fixed wing aircraft above 5,000 pounds basic aircraft empty weight.

Thus the C-17s being flown into WSAP are operated by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the USAF and the Airlift Wings (AW) of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

 

[knvb24]

Under the National Security Act of 1947 and a further Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) signed between U.S. Army Secretary Frank Pace and USAF Secretary Thomas K. Finletter on 4th of November 1952 restricted the U.S. Army from operating any fixed wing aircraft above 5,000 pounds basic aircraft empty weight.

Thus the C-17s being flown into WSAP are operated by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the USAF and the Airlift Wings (AW) of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

Wow Cool!! MUst be great to even see such a hugh plane flying in our Airspace..

But what is this MOU about? any fixed wing AC above 5,000lbs from flying where?

 

[Snoweagle]

Under the National Security Act of 1947 and a further Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) signed between U.S. Army Secretary Frank Pace and USAF Secretary Thomas K. Finletter on 4th of November 1952 restricted the U.S. Army from operating any fixed wing aircraft above 5,000 pounds basic aircraft empty weight.

Thus the C-17s being flown into WSAP are operated by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the USAF and the Airlift Wings (AW) of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

Wow Cool!! MUst be great to even see such a hugh plane flying in our Airspace..

But what is this MOU about? any fixed wing AC above 5,000lbs from flying where?

Wow that's very detailed! :thumbsup: Thanks for the info.

Cos there's once i was in the bus going to work in the morning and when travelling on the KPE turning to TPE, i saw it on final approach, then touchdown.

 

[knvb24]

Wow that's very detailed! :thumbsup: Thanks for the info.

Cos there's once i was in the bus going to work in the morning and when travelling on the KPE turning to TPE, i saw it on final approach, then touchdown.

Wow COOL.. i hope i can see it too.. i really love those planes the USAF is using..Maybe i can ask my brother who works in RSAF for schedules of such flights...but i doubt he can reveal when AIR FORCE 1 is coming...

 

[Snoweagle]

Wow COOL.. i hope i can see it too.. i really love those planes the USAF is using..Maybe i can ask my brother who works in RSAF for schedules of such flights...but i doubt he can reveal when AIR FORCE 1 is coming...

The C-17 is still considered small, wait till u see the C-5 Galaxy. :lovegrin:

Too bad that time didn't have my camera with me, cos my workplace doesn't allow cameras in.

 

[knvb24]

The C-17 is still considered small, wait till u see the C-5 Galaxy. :lovegrin:

Too bad that time didn't have my camera with me, cos my workplace doesn't allow cameras in.

Geez.. C-17 is already a beauty.. C-5 is a old plane..hehe..Well luckily u didn't mentioned Antonov AN-225..

 

[Snoweagle]

Geez.. C-17 is already a beauty.. C-5 is a old plane..hehe..Well luckily u didn't mentioned Antonov AN-225..

Haha...so far haven't seen this giant on local grounds. But previously i saw a smaller Antonov near my office loading up a helicopter via the nose cargo door and the cargo complex.

 

[9V-Orion Images]

The C-17 is still considered small, wait till u see the C-5 Galaxy. :lovegrin:

Too bad that time didn't have my camera with me, cos my workplace doesn't allow cameras in.

The largest flying aircraft, the An-225 Mriya visited WSSS back in 2005 and was parked at one of the cargo terminals. No words from me can describe the size of this beast till you had actually seen it to really understand what I had meant, it had trouble taxiing and was allowed to use only the parallel (Echo Papa/Whisky Papa) taxiways.

 

[knvb24]

Well.. though i didn't really like the Russian planes.. haha but i think they serve a purpose well there..

Actually im a avid planespotter but, i have never try shooting yet. Could anyone guide me? Im pretty a newbie in photography also..im using a EOS 500D + 18-55mm.. i believe this combi is sucky..but due to budget constraint i wont get a better zoom lens until Oct...Is kit lens ok? haha

 

[9V-Orion Images]

Well.. though i didn't really like the Russian planes.. haha but i think they serve a purpose well there..

Actually im a avid planespotter but, i have never try shooting yet. Could anyone guide me? Im pretty a newbie in photography also..im using a EOS 500D + 18-55mm.. i believe this combi is sucky..but due to budget constraint i wont get a better zoom lens until Oct...Is kit lens ok? haha

18-55mm is good enough for photography and spotting at Changi Point Beach (AKA Changi Beach) though you might have to do some cropping during post-processing. ;p

 

[knvb24]

18-55mm is good enough for photography and spotting at Changi Point Beach (AKA Changi Beach) though you might have to do some cropping during post-processing. ;p

Wow Great.. Thanks for the advice..I almost wanted to rent a lens this weekend just to shoot.. haha.. I will be trying some shots this weekend..!! 3 more days to weekend...

 

[Snoweagle]

The largest flying aircraft, the An-225 Mriya visited WSSS back in 2005 and was parked at one of the cargo terminals. No words from me can describe the size of this beast till you had actually seen it to really understand what I had meant, it had trouble taxiing and was allowed to use only the parallel (Echo Papa/Whisky Papa) taxiways.

Hmmm...ok then. But a gd thing is that all these Antonovs have a high wing which promotes more efficient lift, similarly for C-5 and C-17.

 

[knvb24]

Hmmm...ok then. But a gd thing is that all these Antonovs have a high wing which promotes more efficient lift, similarly for C-5 and C-17.

Quite true, with the load that they are carrying i believe what they need is a greater lift at slower speed..

 

[Snoweagle]

Quite true, with the load that they are carrying i believe what they need is a greater lift at slower speed..

Yeah. I've seen videos of a C-5 doing a short take-off roll at max thrust an it's pretty impressive!