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Title: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: FutureMan on June 17, 2012, 07:01:11 PM awesome weather today
(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/257d3d67.jpg) pick up the bike from the garage (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/2a08574d.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/82ba246f.jpg) get to the place... you just ride right in and you can pretty much go wherever, up to hangars, down the runways, it's awesome. here are some pics I snapped.. (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/3f132801.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/47165978.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/c5563c1e.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/148c472f.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/2aea2915.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/92ede0a5.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/b374f41c.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/0d48682d.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/df45c9f6.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/fc053b56.jpg) you can see the skyline from out here... (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/25f26ff3.jpg) and the new WTC.. (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/18808f9f.jpg) inside this hangar there is actually stuff going on, but you can't get inside... (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/0a5d4e1b.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/7f681eed.jpg) (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/88131f8a.jpg) found these pics on another site... this is what's in there.. (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7212961472_b6eb07cb67.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212961472/) 049 - (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212961472/#) by nycscout (http://www.flickr.com/people/scoutingny/), on Flickr (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7212959772_96ea318236.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212959772/) 015 - Berlin05 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212959772/#) by nycscout (http://www.flickr.com/people/scoutingny/), on Flickr (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7212959596_5479e473e3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212959596/) 017 - Berlin04 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoutingny/7212959596/#) by nycscout (http://www.flickr.com/people/scoutingny/), on Flickr more here: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5400#more-5400 (http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5400#more-5400) Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: Ducatamount on June 18, 2012, 04:20:07 AM Very nice,great series of pics.Looks like a fun explorable destination.
We had the same perfect riding weather here in VT this weekend. I hope everybody had a chance to enjoy it and do some riding. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: the_Journeyman on June 18, 2012, 06:02:24 AM Looks like a neat place to explore!
JM Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: ducatiz on June 18, 2012, 06:20:31 AM that's awesome
what kind of plane is this: looks like a prop/jet hybrid (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7212959772_96ea318236.jpg) Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: ZLTFUL on June 18, 2012, 06:32:56 AM (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/FutureMan83/47165978.jpg) Fun movie trivia fact...This was Carol Ferris' (Blake Lively) office in the Green Lantern movie. Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: JohnEE on June 18, 2012, 07:36:17 AM So you had a monster and a empty runway and didn't fly down it?!? Props to you, I could never resits that temptation..... [evil] [evil]
Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: sgollapalle on June 18, 2012, 09:07:54 AM So you had a monster and a empty runway and didn't fly down it?!? Props to you, I could never resits that temptation..... [evil] [evil] I want to go there just for that ;) Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: rsoffar on June 18, 2012, 09:42:49 AM So you had a monster and a empty runway and didn't fly down it?!? Props to you, I could never resits that temptation..... [evil] [evil] +1 def want to make it out there once I get my bike back togetherTitle: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: RBX QB on June 18, 2012, 02:05:15 PM that's awesome what kind of plane is this: looks like a prop/jet hybrid (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7212959772_96ea318236.jpg) Pretty sure it's this... http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/m377.html (http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/m377.html) or more likely, the military version... http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/c97.html (http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/c97.html) Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: Slide Panda on June 19, 2012, 04:46:23 AM that's awesome what kind of plane is this: looks like a prop/jet hybrid It's a 4 prop plane with the prop off that inboard engine. Front looks wrong for an intake, it's a shroud over a radial engine. Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: ducatiz on June 19, 2012, 04:47:43 AM It's a 4 prop plane with the prop off that inboard engine. Front looks wrong for an intake, it's a shroud over a radial engine. i see that now, the above link showed it. very cool airplane. here's a better pic of that plane in USAF kit (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Milstones-c97-070919-03-16.jpg) Title: Re: Rode out to NYC's ghost airport Post by: OT on June 28, 2012, 06:32:29 PM Pretty sure it's this... http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/m377.html (http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/m377.html) or more likely, the military version... http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/c97.html (http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/c97.html) Might be a jet with camo props to confuse the Commies.... |