USN Big Bird - Page 2

Chris Griffiths · #11 26th January 2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew McLaughlin

C-9A Nightingale...Navy medevac version of the DC-9 30F

Andrew, a slight correction if I may,

160048 c/n 47681 is a C-9B Skytrain II of the USN, the C-9A Nightingale was operated by the USAF and have been replaced by C-40 (a fate not far off for the C-9B fleet of the USN)

Cheers

Brenden S · #12 27th January 2009, 12:52 PM

Rather noisy on take off to. The T/R's are deployed to minimise the amount of wear on the engine (free wheeling) while sitting on the ground for a long duration.

Nigel C · #13 27th January 2009, 02:20 PM

It has been turned around to face north on Bay 99A, so I'd expect a departure sometime soon.

Nigel C · #14 28th January 2009, 09:46 AM

It departed this morning around 0800.

Steve Jones · #15 28th January 2009, 10:26 AM

Now sitting on the ground in Canberra.

Stephen B · #16 29th January 2009, 07:21 AM

Just took off from Canberra at about 8:05am. There's also a KC-10 sittnig in front of the VIP hanger now.

Peter Agatsiotis · #17 29th January 2009, 08:38 AM

Was wondering where the KC-10 was going as I was monitoring this a/c on ADS-B and it was maintaining FL210 then disappeared.

A/c is 79-1710.

David Wilkie · #18 29th January 2009, 09:43 AM

The C9 is on the ground in Adelaide. It is overnighting