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satcom15 Tourist Reged: 06/16/07 Posts: 172 Loc: Colorado, USA Re: Weirdest thing I've found yet!       09/07/07 09:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   An interesting find! I think the parked plane/bush theory has the most plausibility. First, the outline appears to be about the same size as a 747SP. Look over at the auxillary terminal to the NW. There's what appears to be a 747SP parked there (its the smaller of the 747s). Second, look at the shubbery near the hardstand. It appears to have the same color and texture as that outlining the aircraft. The aircraft may have provided shade that let the plant life flourish. Still, there are a few small curious details. How did the aircraft get there and where did it go? If that is soft sandy soil it would have been very hard to pull it there and then pull it away given the aircraft weight - even empty. There's an expection of settling too if it was on sandy soil, making removal that much harder. Whouldn't it have been better to park it on the hardstand near by? Also, why does the hardstand have those big dark spots? What caused them? Where is the taxiway that would allow movement of the aircraft? The hardstand has an accessway, but following it, it seems to be a road and not a taxiway and in fact there are vehicles visible on it. Note the fence crossing the accessway and along the road. On the otherhand, looking around it looks like there are remains of old runways/taxiways in the area. Look at the two lane road to the NE. That hints at being an old runway. Also note the orientation parallels that of the current runway, but then other roads in the area do to. The road might have been a taxiway at some time as could other roads around there. Look at the road intersections and how they have crurves that are similar to those seen at taxiway intersections. Could this location have been part of an old airport? Perhaps the aircraft mentioned above are parked at an old terminal? Curiousor and curiousor. Lots of questions - but no answers. -------------------- "So we arrived and were able to plant our flag at the geographical South Pole" R. Amundsen 1911 "The Pole. Yes, but under very different circumstances than expected" R. F. Scott 1912 Post Extras

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