This lone C5 Galaxy transport was spotted and heard overhead somewhere around noon today. It looked headed due West before making a turn and presumably heading towards Tengah AB.

I have seen C-17 Globemaster in Tengah AB before. It was just parked beside the Lim Chu Kang road (emergency runway) and it was huge!

Truly, a beast.

what's it transporting?

Originally posted by beavan:

what's it transporting?

Beer.

Originally posted by beavan:

what's it transporting?

spare parts for our gundams?

Originally posted by Lance_han:

spare parts for our gundams?

Here we go again...

More Apaches? Have they all been delivered to Singapore yet?

A little bird told me that a C-5 took off from PLA today, about 1730 hours, must be the same one. It must have been a sight to behold! Bigger than the usual C-17s or KC-10s I'm used to seeing here

BTW Oberst, you should start a "Help Obersturmfuhrer buy a better camera so he can take hi-res pics fund" so you can contribute higher-res pics of the fantastic stuff you put on here. $750-900 should get you a nice 2nd hand Canon DSLR with 75-300mm lens or a new Canon S3 with a 432mm zoom...

Originally posted by insouciant:

More Apaches? Have they all been delivered to Singapore yet?

dun think so

Originally posted by Viper52:

A little bird told me that a C-5 took off from PLA today, about 1730 hours, must be the same one. It must have been a sight to behold! Bigger than the usual C-17s or KC-10s I'm used to seeing here

BTW Oberst, you should start a "Help Obersturmfuhrer buy a better camera so he can take hi-res pics fund" so you can contribute higher-res pics of the fantastic stuff you put on here. $750-900 should get you a nice 2nd hand Canon DSLR with 75-300mm lens or a new Canon S3 with a 432mm zoom...

Are the Lockheed C-141 Starlifters still regular visitors to Singapore?

By the way, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS rocks! I picked one up two weeks ago to replace my previous digicam (a PowerShot A80) and am amazed by the quality of pictures it takes! You won't regret getting one.

Originally posted by Viper52:

A little bird told me that a C-5 took off from PLA today, about 1730 hours, must be the same one. It must have been a sight to behold! Bigger than the usual C-17s or KC-10s I'm used to seeing here

BTW Oberst, you should start a "Help Obersturmfuhrer buy a better camera so he can take hi-res pics fund" so you can contribute higher-res pics of the fantastic stuff you put on here. $750-900 should get you a nice 2nd hand Canon DSLR with 75-300mm lens or a new Canon S3 with a 432mm zoom...

Oberst is Brigadier level leh...

Anyway, thats a good suggestion. Who's gonna be so kind to kick start?

Me! I contribute your very first cent! 1 CENT! Very rare...

How big could a plane possibly be?!?!? I mean c'mon its only a plane for crying out loud!

pls dun flame me

Originally posted by ditzy:

How big could a plane possibly be?!?!? I mean c'mon its only a plane for crying out loud!

pls dun flame me

Bigger than what we usually see, that's for sure. Other than the An-124s that come to Changi and PLA once in a while.

Meia, the C-141s used to be regular visitors too, but I believe they've all been retired. Now mostly KC-10s and C-17s that drop by in Singapore, almost daily.

Originally posted by ditzy:

How big could a plane possibly be?!?!? I mean c'mon its only a plane for crying out loud!

pls dun flame me

Its not your usual plane... it has only to produce its pitch to make me take a look in the first place.

Originally posted by ditzy:

How big could a plane possibly be?!?!? I mean c'mon its only a plane for crying out loud!

pls dun flame me

How big? If u seen one close up.. its FREAKING BIG!! Makes C130 a toy plane. Should also see the wings flex while taxing and wing tip lift up when approach take of speed.

But my personal fav is the C17, its beautiful.. hope SG can replace our C130 with C17s.

Originally posted by siaokao:

How big? If u seen one close up.. its FREAKING BIG!! Makes C130 a toy plane. Should also see the wings flex while taxing and wing tip lift up when approach take of speed.

But my personal fav is the C17, its beautiful.. hope SG can replace our C130 with C17s.

C-17 is fat and chubby...but look cute

Originally posted by siaokao:

But my personal fav is the C17, its beautiful.. hope SG can replace our C130 with C17s.

Haven't heard much about RSAF's plans to replace the current C130s. Although I suspect that we're more likely to get the C130Js than C17s.

C-5 or C-17 quite common as Sgp is between Guam and Diego Gracia (on route to Pakistan/Afganistan etc.)

More interesting is what I saw last night, turning from YCK road into Lor Chuan. What looks like a series of heavy loads escorted by outriders and backed up by two fork lifts on a trailer (don't ask why?).

Would have missed were it not for blaring of sirens by outriders. Can someone at MSD pls tell those clowns not to 'advertise'.


We need a culture of OpSec here...

If we replace our C-130 with C-17A e fuel cost will kill us sia, but a few C-17 2 support e C-130 tat will be nice

Originally posted by spartan6:

If we replace our C-130 with C-17A e fuel cost will kill us sia, but a few C-17 2 support e C-130 tat will be nice

but seriously we no need such a heavy weight king here.....

Originally posted by Viper52:

Meia, the C-141s used to be regular visitors too, but I believe they've all been retired. Now mostly KC-10s and C-17s that drop by in Singapore, almost daily.

Ah, I believe you are correct. I've seen a number of the C-141s with Air National Guard markings parked on the tarmac at the ANG base adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul international airport, so they've probably been pulled from front line service.

Originally posted by baer:

C-5 or C-17 quite common as Sgp is between Guam and Diego Gracia (on route to Pakistan/Afganistan etc.)

More interesting is what I saw last night, turning from YCK road into Lor Chuan. What looks like a series of heavy loads escorted by outriders and backed up by two fork lifts on a trailer (don't ask why?).

Would have missed were it not for blaring of sirens by outriders. Can someone at MSD pls tell those clowns not to 'advertise'.


We need a culture of OpSec here...

Err... So what did you see?

Originally posted by insouciant:

Err... So what did you see?

If I tell you I'll have to revoke your cyber-pioneer subscription.

Seriously, it was in aircraft cargo sized steel boxes, needed escort and had their 'drag along' unloading equipment (2xforklifts on a trailer), your guess is good as mine. 155mm ammo, Nitro, gold bullion, spare parts for our 'alleged' Gundams...

Unlike the even higher profile money delivery to BCCS previoulsy. Where a stack of money on pallet wrapped in cling film on a trailer with a fiearce lookin Ghurka sitting there with a MP5 runing into Shenton Way with lots of security /backup trailer etc. Talk about a show!