I should not say this ... but after the crap I heard form the idiot Brownlee pre election years back standing on a corner ... less than 30 meters away from my place , "An Australian air force C17 is visiting Wellington on Monday and Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says it's an opportunity to learn more about the aircraft." For his own personal airlift maybe, I am surprised even they are looking in this direction, an opportunity .. to learn ? like any twit in the government nothing upstairs but their own self appointments and media attention .
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:21 pm
by dbcunnz
Maybe they are getting serious the C17 has just visited RNZAF base Woodbourne
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:28 pm
by Ian Warren
dbcunnz wrote:Maybe they are getting serious the C17 has just visited RNZAF base Woodbourne
I've seen them land .. easy put into Wigram years back .. that is what they are designed to do
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:40 pm
by HamiltonWest
dbcunnz wrote:Maybe they are getting serious the C17 has just visited RNZAF base Woodbourne
J7G wrote:More importantly than Brownlee, it had the granite for the new war memorial in the the hold.
It was a showcase for the stopping power off the Globemaster , lest than a third of the runway before turnoff .. but would NZDF budget for the type , it dose have that potential.
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:19 pm
by omitchell
Still waiting for the F-16's jenny Shipley was gonna buy us...
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:32 am
by Ian Warren
Look at it this way, they are still building C-130s, F-16s you can still place an order , still making them ... end off the day, they just scream its all in the big green dollar.
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:28 am
by J7G
Ian Warren wrote:
J7G wrote:More importantly than Brownlee, it had the granite for the new war memorial in the the hold.
It was a showcase for the stopping power off the Globemaster , lest than a third of the runway before turnoff .. but would NZDF budget for the type , it dose have that potential.
The trip to Woody, yeah, but I'm saying when it arrived in Wellington.
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:45 am
by Ian Warren
I wonder how big and heavy that lump off granite was ?
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:56 am
by J7G
Three or four pallets. I think four but it could be three.
Re: C17 visit for RNZAF review
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:17 am
by Ian Warren
I'm not sure the plan or design of the new war memorial , but must have been a weight , surprised it wasn't simply shipped in instead ... guess a rush job for April 25th.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:54 pm
