"Lumpy" <lumpy@digitalcartography.com> wrote in message news:6qlfcmFd1p38U1@mid.individual.net...

miso@sushi.com wrote:

Palmdale airport is open to the public again since there are scheduled
commercial flights. (Skywest from the Bay Area.)  I shot these on
12/01/2008. You are still pretty far from the action. These were done
with a 400mm f5/6 lens with 1.4x teleconverter. Most are 1/3 frame
croppings.

http://www.lazygranch.com/kpmd.htm

What speed are the 130 and the helos traveling
when they're refueling?

Seems like it would have to be around 100knots.
Do I see flaps down on the 130?

Blackhawks cruise at 150KTS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-60_Black_Hawk#Specifications_.28UH-60L.29

I'd say the C-130 flaps are down, maybe at 5 degrees

A little searching on the net says the stall speed is about 100KTS for a C-130

Lumpy

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