Boating on 9-11. What is this??
 

We were out in the middle of our reservoir sipping on a few koolaids :drink: and this flew over us :eek: It must of been only flying about 100mph. It was hard to believe it was flying so slow .It must of landed at our air guard base and I figure it was heading to the coast for the Hurricane relief ?

Looks big :rolleyes:
Video
Click here to watch hurricane Katrinia 9-05 036.mpg

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Saw it on TV. It is made by AirBus, and is the largest commercial airplane in existance/operation. Its called the Beluga, and has more cargo capacity than a C5 Galaxy.

http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/beluga/

My ex's Dad is now the CEO of North American Operations for AirBus.

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WOW, I thought the photo was photoshop until hitting the man. site. :eek:

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I wonder what there bringing here? Must be big :eek:

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Sally Struthers

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Or 120,000 pounds of bananas. Panama donated , Prob going to NO or TX astro Dome :eek:

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Rob you're killing me :D :D :D Banana's?!

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I thought it was Weird too :drink:

Countries Offering U.S. Aid for Katrina


By The Associated PressTue Sep 6, 6:35 PM ET

Dozens of nations are offering Hurricane Katrina aid. Some of the
offers:

* AUSTRALIA: $8 million to American Red Cross.

* AUSTRIA: Water pumps, plastic sheets, cots.

* BANGLADESH: $1 million.

* BELGIUM: Medical, logistics, civil engineering and diving teams, pumps,
generators.

* BRITAIN: 500,000 ration packs, medical experts, search gear, marine
engineers, high-volume pumps.

* CANADA: Three navy ships, coast guard vessel, Sea King helicopters, about
1,000 personnel.

* CHINA: $5 million.

* CUBA: 1,100 doctors.

* CZECH REPUBLIC: Rescue teams, field hospital, pumps, water processing
equipment.

* DENMARK: Water purification units.

* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Rescue workers, doctors and nurses.

* EL SALVADOR: 100 soldiers, including medical personnel and engineers.

* FRANCE: 300 tents, 980 cots, 60 generators, three water purification
units, 30 pumps.

* GERMANY: 70,000 ration packs, medical supplies, vaccination teams, water
purification equipment, medical evacuation aircraft.

* GREECE: Two cruise ships to house homeless.

* GUATEMALA: 80 specialists from army, health and interior departments.

* HONDURAS: 134-member medical and search team.

* INDIA: $5 million to American Red Cross, medical teams.

* INDONESIA: 45 doctors and 155 other staff, 10,000 blankets.

* ISRAEL: Doctors, trauma experts, other medical staff, field hospital.

* ITALY: 300 cots, 300 blankets, 600 sheets, pump, first-aid kits, baby
food.

* JAPAN: $1 million, tents, blankets, power generators, portable water
tanks.

* KOSOVO: $500,000.

* KUWAIT: $500 million worth of oil and other goods.

* LATVIA: Disaster team, financial aid, blankets, bottled water.

* LITHUANIA: Rescue teams, meals, building materials.

* LUXEMBOURG: Two jeeps, 1,000 cots, 2,000 blankets.

* MEXICO: Navy ship with food, amphibious vehicles, helicopters, medical
team; 15 army vehicles carrying food, health workers, water-treatment
equipment, mobile kitchens.

* THE NETHERLANDS: Three giant water pumps, frigate with water, medicine,
helicopters and beds.

* NEW ZEALAND: $1.4 million, search team, victim identification team.

* NICARAGUA: Flooding and sanitation experts.

* NORWAY: Navy divers, 10,000 blankets, unspecified financial aid.

* PAKISTAN: Doctors and paramedics.

* PANAMA: 120,000 pounds of bananas.

* PERU: 80 to 100 doctors.

* THE PHILIPPINES: 25-man relief team.

* PORTUGAL: Loan of 2 percent of strategic oil reserve - 500,000 barrels of
oil.

* QATAR: $100 million.

* ROMANIA: Two medical teams.

* RUSSIA: Three transport planes with generators, food, tents, blankets,
drinking water, medical supplies.

* SINGAPORE: Three CH-47 transport helicopters and 38 soldiers based in
Texas flying supply and airlift missions.

* SLOVAKIA: Water purification gear, cots, water.

* SLOVENIA: Cots, bedding, first aid kits.

* SOUTH KOREA: $30 million, search team, relief supplies.

* SPAIN: Firefighters and equipment, medical staff, tents, cots, blankets,
water treatment units, heating equipment, meals, water, generators.

* SRI LANKA: $25,000 to American Red Cross.

* SWEDEN: First aid kits, blankets, meals, generators, plastic sheeting, two
water purification units.

* SWITZERLAND: 50 tons of supplies.

* TAIWAN: $2 million.

* THAILAND: At least 60 doctors and nurses, rice.

* URUGUAY: Two mobile water purification units, two tons of powdered milk.

* VENEZUELA: 1 million barrels of gasoline, $5 million in cash, water
purification plants, 50 tons of canned food and water.

* UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Tents, clothing, food, other aid.

Copyright C 2005 The Associated Press

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It's cool to see all to that info in one place. The media has not done a very good job of informing us as to what is being done by the res of the world to help out.

The Bananas do seem a little strange when you look at everything else on that list.

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Gulfport is were Dole and Chiquita bananas come in.Use to