FrontierCPT From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 973 posts, RR: 8 Posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1969 times:
Hey everyone! Well, while browsing through the database, I found this picture showing a lot of the aircraft stored at VCV, and enlarged it, looked closely, and to my surprise found what looked like a cross between a 767, and a 747, or something like that. No, before you say, it is not a 747. I think its a 767-200, that has been mutated, and a hump, like on the 747 was put on it, but it extends to the middle of the aircraft! Does anybody have any idea what the aircraft was used for, and its past, or even know anything about it?
Philsquares From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1947 times:
The aircraft you're referring to was a test bed for the U.S. Army. It was developed with an airborne laser and was used to demonstrate the technology for the airborne laser.
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1919 times:
It is a modified 767 developed under the Airborne Surveillance Testbed programme, part of the US Government's anti-ballistic missile defence efforts.
The dorsal housing above the forward fuselage carries an infra-red sensor to provide detection, early warning and tracking of inbound ballistic missiles.
Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1919 times:
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I think its a 767-200, that has been mutated, and a hump, like on the 747 was put on it, but it extends to the middle of the aircraft! Does anybody have any idea what the aircraft was used for, and its past, or even know anything about it? 
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