I have a picture of Air Force One I took fairly up close several years ago.
Unfortunately, I don't remember if that was on arrival or departure.
Is there anything visible in the airplane's configuration (flaps, angle of gear?) that would indicate if this is arrival or departure?
@fooot I swear we are looking at different pictures.
Where are you seeing spoilers? The reverse thrusters aren't deployed either... And wouldn't be even if it were landing, because they can't deploy until weight is sustained on the main carriage.
Further, I don't see the smoke you are seeing, though I do see a gray building behind Airforce One.
@abelenky I'm blaming you for this. Apparently your picture is quite controversial. Next we're going to be trying to figure out if we can see bigfoot in the cockpit or not.
@JayCarr I just meant that the items at the end could be clues in general but you're right we don't have any of that information, I'll try to clarify that.
@abelenky Well, maybe an image from google maps that shows us exactly where the plane would have been on the runway?
Unless it's midfield on a 25,000ft runway, I think that would tell us all we need to know.
Though personally, I kind of feel like the picture was taken at midfield, because you seem to be just beyond a taxiway. And that taxiway seems to be quiet wide... And with that cone there... I wonder if you're standing near an unloading area. And I think that'd put you about midfield.
That's pure conjecture (and I can easily manipulate it to support my original hypothesis), but it seems to hold up.
I have a picture of Air Force One I took fairly up close several years ago.
Unfortunately, I don't remember if that was on arrival or departure.
Is there anything visible in the airplane's configuration (flaps, angle of gear?) that would indicate if this is arrival or departure?
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