The next day, Spencer goes out the airport to get a good look at all the planes and other cool things.
The airport is built on ice. Some of the planes, including this one, has skis instead of wheels.
This plane is called a Twin Otter. It is used to fly scientists to small field camps all over Antarctica.
And every airport needs a fire truck!
This huge truck has a large water tank and can shoot foam from the top of the tank.
Spencer even got to drive it. But this big truck does not go very fast.
This is the biggest aircraft that flies to Antarctica. It is a jet called a C-17.
It is so big and heavy that the sea ice actually sinks about one foot under the weight of the plane.
Spencer has never seen such a big plane before.
Good thing that the sea ice is 12' thick!
Spencer thought that these big planes with 4 propellers were really neat.
They have both tires and skis. On hard ice, they use the tires. On soft snow, they use the skis.
Spencer likes planes with lots of engines and big propellers.
Spencer can't decide if he would like to be a scientist or a pilot when he grows up.
Right now, Spencer thinks that being a pilot would be very interesting.
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