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03-30-2004, 10:01 AM
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 OMG! NORFOLK -- One of the military's largest transports was stuck on a runway atop the I-564 overpass for more than 16 hours today, unable to turn around at the West end of Chambers Field at the Norfolk Naval Station. The incident, starting about 1 a.m., forced the closing of the field for most of the day to all but helicopter traffic and made for a dramatic sight to hundreds of motorists passing beneath it during the morning rush hour. "That thing's like a big building sitting there,'' said some motorists. The aircraft's nose was so far over the end of the ramp, the crew was unable to see the runway where it was supposed to turn around. The pilot stopped the aircraft and prevented it from running off the ramp. They also stated that it was too tight of a turn to turn the aircraft around. The Air Force C-5 Galaxy, largest airplane in the free world, is almost as long as a football field and as high as a six-story building. At 420 tons with a full load, it uses a system of 28 wheels to distribute its weight. The aircraft spent most of the day waiting for a specially made tow bar to be trucked to the base from Dover, Del. The tow bar arrived about noon and was used to hook the C-5 to a tractor so the aircraft could be turned around. The plane was moved off the runway by 4:30 p.m., No one was hurt, and the plane was not damaged. 
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03-30-2004, 10:54 AM
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| Re: OMG! HOLY SMOKES! 
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03-30-2004, 11:08 AM
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| Re: OMG! That gave me the chills. I don't know why, but airplanes - especially when they're not where they're supposed to be - freak me out. (Recurring airplane crash dreams).
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03-30-2004, 12:20 PM
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My printer would only print half pages yesterday, I'm sure he had something to do with that also.
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03-30-2004, 12:42 PM
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03-30-2004, 01:18 PM
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| Re: OMG! A similar situation I remember was when a 747 or something related to that in size, plopped itself down right smack in the middle of a Chicago 8 lane highway. Very odd seeing a plane where it shouldn't be. Frightening.
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03-30-2004, 01:33 PM
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Can you imagine seeing that coming at you! 
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03-30-2004, 02:10 PM
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03-30-2004, 05:47 PM
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| Re: OMG! When we lived in Ft. Smith, I would take I-540 home and drive right past the airport. The National Guard had planes there that practiced maneuvers all the time. It was such a rush driving down the road and have one of their fighter jets flying right over your car. It was sooo awesome! I miss that!
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