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I think you're right. Seems most NASA aircraft are adorned with a similar blue stripe down their fuesealge

Or maybe an Antonov An-2:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1197252/M/

Possibly a Junkers JU-52:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1173208/M/

From back to front:

F-100 Super Sabre:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1185909/M/

Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1150234/M/

MiG-21 UM:
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http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1195819/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1193450/M/

I'm betting water droplets on the camera lens.

This fleet of helicopters has to rate among the cooler finds on VGT. Great Catch!!

Don't forget about these guys:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11035/

Still good to see. Chalk one up for the wingman ;0)

His wingman has to be out there also.

Now there's the proverbial needle in a haystack. Great catch!

Nice contrast!

Either way, they're loaded ;0)

Check out the loaded ship in her shadow.

Cool find. It looks to me like an oil barge that has run aground and split in two. The bow has moved perpendicularly to the rest of the wreck and the aft portion has come to rest over the top of it. The colorization makes me wonder if it caught fire at one point.

Thanks bigbri, you got it right on the nose!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1180891/M/

It could be this one photographed in Berlin:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1182240/M/

Welcome to VGT!

It's interesting how in these satellite shots the plane's color seems to lead the actual aircraft by a few hundred yards, almost like you are seeing its undercoat.

Nice Catch!

Welcome to VGT!

Welcome to VGT! You're off to a nice start. Keep the maps coming!

Super! Thanks for the follow up.

I think my "doctors" are actually "vent pipes" from the adjacent building.

Thanks for the ID Gosell! I use the same MAC/Firefox combo you have. To capture my thumbnails, I use the "Grab" feature from my Applications menu and then convert to a Jpeg with Photoshop (after adjusting levels for a sharper image).

To grab the Live Local Birds Eye URL, I first start in Birds Eye View and copy the "view permalink" URL in the "SHARE" menu. In this case:
...

Nice first submission!
Unfortunately, the process for submitting Live Local Birds Eye View maps has a few more steps than just entering the share this map coordinates. Here is a link to a tutorial Kjfitz created that should simplify the process:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2253/an/0/page/0#2253

Kjfitz, super sleuth, gets the scoop again! Great first-hand account. I've read a lot of F-14 parts from militarized F-14s have been making their way to Iran's aging fleet of Tomcats.

It's refering to the elongated truck and this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect

Great sleuthing, you guys! And even better photos!! Thanks Kjfitz!

What a sad ending to a cool plane. Thanks for the link.

Either Wilma or a tornado. You can see the roof panels from the hangar directly in front of the plane scattered behind it. And many of the aircraft beside it are missing tail planes after apparently being clipped by the flying panels.

Thanks for the link. Sadly, one of the examples they show of a sub being scrapped is the USS Narwhal, my uncle's first boat. May she rest in pieces.

Here's a view from the other side.
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=39.927053~-74.297067&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8542181

I think Hinkkanen could be right. It does look Texan-ish, except for the canopy, which is smaller and farther back than on a standard Texan, and I think the wings have been...

Boeing Chinooks
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1168261/M/

You're right, it does look a little radial-ish. If not the Skyraider, how about a P-47 Thunderbolt?
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0855542/M/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0500668/M/

These KC-97 Stratotankers are part of the Hawkins and Power's firefighting fleet stationed at South Big Horn County Airport. Here are photos of some of the planes visible on the strip:
http://www.tctwest.net/%7eflight/photo.html

That's gotta be the fanciest flying I've ever seen. I bet the folks in the C-130 were more than a little concerned.

Lol. Other things I'd like to catch in the act are firefighters actually practicing on one of those scorched planes you always see next to fire stations on airfields. And I have yet to come across a building fire or structure fire , but know somewhere out there there's a map of one. Or two. (kjfitz's exploding tanker car would've counted had it not been a movie set)

Cool catch! Like go-carts on steroids.

Great find! You always get the cool ones.

I believe that is a mock-up for Boeing's new Dreamliner 787.
http://newairplane.com/

Here's a map with F-18s with similar configurations:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16178/

I think it is missing it's outer wing panels.

It's an assumption based on the fact many of the ships surrounding this sub are being dismantled, and it is at a location where many ships like the battleship Missouri had been mothballed for many years. However, after reading the description of the base, it very well could be taking on missiles.

Here's that description:
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I was hoping for a better match-up than a souped-up pickup and sportscar. Somewhere across the globe there's gotta be a couple of dragsters trailing a roostertail of tire smoke, caught on film. Race ya.

Here is the photo Analogman provided with the map 20911:
http://www.proctorp.com/img/48346g1.jpg

Miine also. I don't think Globetrotting will ever get old as long as you can count on finding events like this virtually anywhere you look. Check out the horse jumping just across the fairgrounds.

Here's hoping that somehow the folks a Microsoft were following our discussion and decided to fix all the hopping back and fourth between BEV and aerial, and have gone back to the old system just long enough to program out the glitches.

Very cool paint scheme. Great find!

wow, I can't tell you how much time you just saved me. Thanks for the tip, Kjfitz.

No problem what so ever. You just replace the coordinates between "cp=xx.xxxxx~y.yyyy&style" with the corresponding coordinates from the map view permalink. Once you get the hang of it you can do it in your sleep. Keep up the informative maps!

Fab,
Unfortunately, in BEV, it's not possible to simply cut and paste the "share this map" coordinates. You have to first go back into map view and paste those coordinates into the BEV coordinates. It's not as complicated as it sounds. Here's a helpful tutorial:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2253/an/0/page/0#2253

Could you resubmit the Bird's Eye View coordinates? The current ones don't match the thumbnail. Thanks!

Don't worry about including each link to the various satellite services. Once you've given us one, the rest are tabulated automatically. Keep up the steady supply of great maps!

Looks like F-111 Ardvarks and a Canberra

I have to believe you are on to something. Hopefully someone who has been there can answer conclusively.

Another nice find!

That's one of the great things about this site. Post virtually anything and there's always someone who can ID it. Thanks for the link. I think you nailed it. Notice the brightly colored Aero Vodochody pictured in the link is parked at the center of the tarmac by the control tower,

By chance do you know which Flying Fortress this is:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27884/

Super find!

Here is a map of a "Pumpkin Seed" at the Skunk Works similar to the one that would be found within this facility:

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/22955/

Super link and post!

Welcome to VGT! Ineresting first map.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1157542/M/

Okay, I think I've ID'd them. I think what we are seeing are "Ionospheric Scintillation Monitors" for calibrating GPS satellites. Now, what exactly is a "Ionospheric Scintillation Monitor?" For that you will have to see:
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Sorry. Looks like you already discovered that tidbit of information.

No, I went around also and came up empty. In the process of researching, though, I learned Ascension is one of three locations pivotal in configuring Global Positioning Satellites. Perhaps the mysterious circles are antennas.

Here is a link that may shed some light on what the heck these things are. It offers a virtual tour of Asecion Island. Click on the red dots and each offers a 360 interactive view of the island from that spot.

http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/virtualtour/index.html

Welcome to VGT! You're off to a great start.

Welcome to VGT! Nice start. Super description.

Great white sharks max out at about 21', the average lengh for a basking shark is between 22'-29', and whalesharks have been recorded as large as 59' and average about 44.

Here is some neat pics of a great white off New England and footage of a Basking shark:
http://www.newenglandsharks.com/N.ENG.%20whites.htm

Nice Catch!

Another great photo:
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/hd-mpyln.jpg

Here is a great closeup of the "pumpkin seed:"
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/hd-polec.jpg

Thanks for the ID!

According to the link below, the "pumpkin seed" is placed on the end of a telescoping pylon within radar cross section test chamber and is designed to be "so stealthy, that only the very tip of the pylon ends up being a significant source of signal return."

Here is a link that describes the "pumpkin seed" in full detail:
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/helendal.htm

cool effect

This could also be (and is porobably far more likely to be) an Egyptian C-130. However, without higher resolution itcould be either.

This one is a tough one. While it definitely has Mustang looks, the horizontal stabilizer is too far back to be a non-modified P-51 and the leading edge of the wing is too straight to be a Mustang. Here's a good shot that shows the differences: http://www.zap16.com/images/vlk04%20p51%20damn%20yankee%2002.jpg

Thanks for the link Parabellum!
90% of the aircraft shown in it can be found on the airfield—including this very Canberra.

The airstrip is heavily censored in Google Maps but not at all in Live Local. Any suggestions?

In the East view at least 4 r/c planes are in flight directly over the runway.

Super collection of Davis-Mothan aircraft you've assembled at Birdseyetourist. Great job!

I think the other is an F-84 Thunderflash

It's a maintenance platform for working on the huge stabilizer of a C-5 Galaxy. You will see one in use sticking out of the hangar to the east in BEV.

Thanks to your tutelage, I easily recognize those as Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros'. They seem to proliferating small airports all across the US.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1145473/M/

That's "VFA-203"

According to this article on Global Security.Org: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/vfa-203.htm

These F-18's are part of VFA-2003, The Blue Dolphins (Deestablished in 2004). The Blue Dolphins were a fully operational and combat ready Hornet Squadron, whose primary purpose was to deploy on short notice to crisis situations. Another key component of their mission was to...

I think you may have found a pair of MGR-1 "Honest John" Surface to Surface Missiles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honest_John_missile

Great story. It's always good to have the opportunity to match the image to actual events and lives. Thanks.

The British C-130K has an added 100" spacer ahead of the wings. The addition was the result of discovering earlier models would often be completely loaded while still being well under the Hercules' weight limits. The extra length was added to give the plane more carrying capacity.

Here are two maps where the size differences between the US and British variants are evident.
British:
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I believe so. It's my understanding the air-to-air refueling probe seen extendng above the cockpit is a variation the British added to their entire fleet of C-130's as a result of the Falklands War and the long transits it required. If their are US C-130s with the same configuration, I'm not aware of them.

I believe the is Northrop Grumman's X-47B J-UCAS Aircraft, or JOINT UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM, a stealthy drone designed to demonstrate the feasability of weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles. The program was recently scrapped in favor of a new generation of long range strategic bombers.

http://www.darpa.mil/j-ucas/X-47/gallery.htm

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1130890/M/

Great find! Looks like bunch of Concord nose sections in the Nw corner.

Interesting that all the other Predators around the site are the original Predator-MQ/MQ1s. However, the images of this and the Predators taxiing are all Reapers.

Here is an indepth description of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator-B):
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app2/q-9.html

Check the "West" view and you can catch these same four F-18s taxiing down the runway after landing.

Good call. The link you provided also has photos of the airstrip (from a distance) as well as a lot of the ground control aperatus cleary visible in BEV shots:
http://www.ga-asi.com/resources/image_library/company.php
http://www.ga-asi.com/resources/image_library/ground_control.php

It really has opened up a whole new avenue of exploration. I've found if you start at any map and head north just one square, and then switch to any of the other compass points and come back down to the square you started, you have an entirely new set of images for each of the compass points.

I'd love to try the technique on that other Predator test strip to the north that kjfitz found, but it is at the edge of the BEV territory, so you can't do that one hop north that gives...

Okay, forget those last directions. In the "North" view, head north one map to the JAWS set and then select the "South" view and head back to the area of the "War of the Worlds" set (now to your north) and you should have a whole new set of maps, including the one pictured in the thumbnail.