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Old July 31st 17, 04:12 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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In article , joet5 says...



Are the three guys in front of the front tires pulling it or pushing it?...hard
to tell from this angle.




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On 30 Jul 2017 20:58:15 -0700, Miloch
wrote:

In article , joet5 says...



Are the three guys in front of the front tires pulling it or pushing it?...hard
to tell from this angle.


I would think this is a roll-out photo, but why the elevated ramp for
the nose gear?
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In article , not my real pseudonym
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On 30 Jul 2017 20:58:15 -0700, Miloch
wrote:

In article , joet5 says...



Are the three guys in front of the front tires pulling it or pushing it?...hard
to tell from this angle.


I would think this is a roll-out photo, but why the elevated ramp for
the nose gear?


http://www.air-and-space.com/Douglas%20C-74.htm

"Rollout of the first C-74 Globemaster, 42-65402 at Long Beach, California. A
ramp was constructed to raise the nosewheel and lower the tail so that the tail
would clear the hangar door."

 




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