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Title: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 02:38:27 am: Flying about 35,000 feet over Dallas. I was waiting on the next aircraft to depart DFW, so I saw this overhead and took a shot of it; 400mm just isn't enough to get a great shot.

(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/CO757300/Temp/th_IMG_2608.jpg) (http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/CO757300/Temp/IMG_2608.jpg)

Now, I've figured it out, but I want to see if any one else here can do it. There are 4 things which give away what it is.
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: Oceander on April 24, 2012, 02:45:45 am: Is it an Airbus A380?
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 02:46:07 am: Quote from: Oceander on April 24, 2012, 02:45:45 am
Is it an Airbus A380?

Nope
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Post by: Lando Lincoln on April 24, 2012, 02:50:51 am: V71-727?
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Post by: U-238 on April 24, 2012, 02:51:22 am: Quote from: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 02:46:07 am
Nope

Airbus A340 or Boeing 747
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 02:54:34 am: Nope & Nope
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Post by: Lando Lincoln on April 24, 2012, 11:50:33 am: Russian?
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Post by: DCPatriot on April 24, 2012, 12:01:35 pm: Quote from: Oceander on April 24, 2012, 02:45:45 am
Is it an Airbus A380?

A Boeing 707?
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 04:47:57 pm: Quote from: DCPatriot on April 24, 2012, 12:01:35 pm
A Boeing 707?

Yes, sorta, but it's not civilian, which is what the 707 technically is.
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 04:54:41 pm: Mike says it's a 747 modified to haul the shuttle around?
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 04:56:51 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 04:54:41 pm
Mike says it's a 747 modified to haul the shuttle around?

Nope

It's a 707 airframe. Easiest way to tell this is the HF antenna sticking forward from the top of the vertical tail. However, it is not civilian.

Hint: It is not a KC-135 Stratotanker
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:02:51 pm: AWACS
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:04:21 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:02:51 pm
AWACS

Closer, but no radar dome above it.
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:05:21 pm: Quote from: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:04:21 pm
Closer, but no radar dome above it.

Hmmmmm.....
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:07:22 pm: Could it be one of the old AF1's?
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:08:28 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:07:22 pm
Could it be one of the old AF1's?

All out of service.

What gave it away to me is that it is using CFM-56 engines and the pods on the wingtips. Only one type of military aircraft has both and lacks any additional addons.
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:10:58 pm: Quote from: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:08:28 pm
All out of service.

What gave it away to me is that it is using CFM-56 engines and the pods on the wingtips. Only one type of military aircraft has both and lacks any additional addons.

Yeah I know I thought maybe they were flying it somewhere..
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:15:09 pm: it has to be a tanker then?
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:16:47 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:15:09 pm
it has to be a tanker then?

Not a tanker.
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:17:14 pm: damn....
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Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:18:47 pm: Command and control aircraft...C2C2....something like that Mike says..in Iraq they called them the High Bird?
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Post by: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2012, 05:19:27 pm: Boeing E-6 Mercury
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Post by: Atomic Cow on April 24, 2012, 05:22:46 pm: Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2012, 05:19:27 pm
Boeing E-6 Mercury
You got it.

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7350096 (http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7350096) (Not taken by me)
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:24:28 pm: smarty pants...
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Post by: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2012, 06:00:23 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 05:24:28 pm
smarty pants...

I'm an old Air Force kid. ;-) My dad was in both the Conn. ANG and USAF in Korea. I could identify most common commercial and military a/c by the time I was 10.
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Post by: Lando Lincoln on April 24, 2012, 06:07:51 pm: Bravo Andy!
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2012, 06:23:40 pm: Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2012, 06:00:23 pm
I'm an old Air Force kid. ;-) My dad was in both the Conn. ANG and USAF in Korea. I could identify most common commercial and military a/c by the time I was 10.

I am an air force brat too!......
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Post by: NavyCanDo on April 24, 2012, 07:00:38 pm: Boeing E6 TACAMO would be my guess
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Post by: billva on April 25, 2012, 03:44:39 am: It's a Piper Cub
Title: Re: Who Can ID This Aircraft?
Post by: Oceander on April 25, 2012, 03:46:58 am: Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2012, 06:00:23 pm
I'm an old Air Force kid. ;-) My dad was in both the Conn. ANG and USAF in Korea. I could identify most common commercial and military a/c by the time I was 10.

Cool!