I took this photo of an aircraft flying over Harbourfront this week.
It looks like a US military aircraft, what aircraft is this ?
It looks like a US military aircraft, what aircraft is this ?
I took this photo of an aircraft flying over Harbourfront this week.
It looks like a US military aircraft, what aircraft is this ?
It looks like the L-1011 Tristar. Anyone can confirm that?
It looks like the L-1011 Tristar. Anyone can confirm that?
looking at the paint scheme of the shown aircraft, its almost certain that its a U.S. Military Jet rather than a civilian aircraft, therefore a KC-10 Extender which is a variant of the DC-10 designed for in-air refuelling roles is most plausible
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
You might be right there is a strong indication that could be a modified DC10 used for military air refuelling. There is a carrier in town right? Could this plane be part of the fleet that came in?
I don't think Singapore air force owes one of those?
agreed... carrier aircraft would probably use buddy refueling package for midair refueling... I live on the south coast and see these KC-10s all the time for over 10 yrs... probably longer than that...most probably its part of a major tour where land-based fighter jets are required for escort duties for a combined fleet and therefore a KC-10 is called in to provide in-air refuelling support
You might be right there is a strong indication that could be a modified DC10 used for military air refuelling. There is a carrier in town right? Could this plane be part of the fleet that came in?
I don't think Singapore air force owes one of those?
Yes, it's a KC10! Together with the C17, both can be seen flying in and out of Singapore regularly using PLAB.
redstorm, that kinda explains it.