Air Force One headed to National Harbor

[Gilligan]

Passing by Assateague island now.

Neat picture of them passing under Newport bridge.

 

[black dog]

Actually, the aircraft that brought JFK back from Dallas is SAM26000 and is currently located at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio.

Yep,, Great Museum...

 

[Bonehead]

Never seen a tow and a push like that interesting....

 

[Gilligan]

Never seen a tow and a push like that interesting....

I've seen that before...where they were concerned about safely navigating constricted channels with a load that has a lot of windage. If they are set to with a cross-wind, the lead tug will prevent lateral drift as they steer the course. With just the push tug, a significant cross wind could quickly set him well to one side; able to maintain heading but not correct for drift.

That said...I'm sure that the rear lashed tug could have handled the barge under most circumstances, with an eye on the weather. So I'm guessing the fact that they are using two is mostly to be "100%" sure...

 

[Gilligan]

...and there she goes! We just got in..the plane is passing Tall Timbers now.

 

[GURPS]

Great More Junk at National Harbor

 

[glhs837]

Great More Junk at National Harbor

Only til The end of the year when it moves on.

 

[Gilligan]

...and it was a freaking gorgeous morning for a boat ride too!

 

[mitzi]

...and there she goes! We just got in..the plane is passing Tall Timbers now.

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Wow, would have loved to have seen that.

 

[stgislander]

I see they dropped one of the tugs.

 

[Gilligan]

I see they dropped one of the tugs.

No...both were on it. One pulling and one trailing...couldn't fit both in the picture. The one that was warped hard on the stern of the barge earlier in the trip was well astern of the barge on a line about the same length as the lead tug when they went by us.