ANCsupercub From United States of America, joined May 2007, 132 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 11524 times:
I was wondering if there was anyway to find out if schools own their own jet. I was told by a few people that the Gonzaga basketball team has their own jet. Is their anyway I could find out if this is true? And if it is, is it normal for college teams to own their own aircraft?
Alaska737 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1056 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 11515 times:
UND has there own Citation, not sure which kind of citation, probably a mustang but that is just a guess.
Hatbutton From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1451 posts, RR: 15 Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 11509 times:
I have read a few times that the Kansas Basketball team has their own jet. I remember an article stating that the justification was because the players would be more rested to fully compete on the court as well as do well in school. It was a 727 I believe.
Jkudall From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 615 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 11354 times:
There are certainly colleges and universities which own aircraft as part of a flight training program or in the case of UND and maybe a few others, own a small jet. But I don't know of any colleges owning large commercial type aircraft for the purposes of transporting teams. It would be considered unnecessary as it is cheaper and easier to just charter aircraft when needed.
Some colleges have had large aircraft, such as Southern Illinois' Boeing 737 donated to them by airlines for the purpose of training and research, but it is decommissioned and doesn't fly anywhere.
TVNWZ From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 2200 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 11261 times:
Quoting Jkudall (Reply 4): Some colleges have had large aircraft, such as Southern Illinois' Boeing 737 donated to them by airlines for the purpose of training and research, but it is decommissioned and doesn't fly anywhere.
FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2806 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11223 times:
Simairlinenet From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 813 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11158 times:
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5932 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11138 times:
Quoting TVNWZ (Reply 3): A Cessna 560 twin-engine jet with tail number N42ND
Is this the one that they were using in the 1990's for Thunderstorm penetration tests? I remember taking the aviation department tour there in 1996, and just marvelling at how beat up the radome and leading edges of the wings were from hitting hailstones It was a really early Citation...
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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19699 posts, RR: 56 Reply 10, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11133 times:
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 9): Is this the one that they were using in the 1990's for Thunderstorm penetration tests? I remember taking the aviation department tour there in 1996, and just marvelling at how beat up the radome and leading edges of the wings were from hitting hailstones It was a really early Citation...
That plane crashed in Alaska after a dual flameout while flying through weather (i.e. doing its job). Everyone survived, but the hull was a write-off.
-Mir
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KLASM83 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 584 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11114 times:
Quoting Alaska737 (Reply 1): UND has there own Citation, not sure which kind of citation, probably a mustang but that is just a guess.
Quoting TVNWZ (Reply 3): A Cessna 560 twin-engine jet with tail number N42ND
Actually, it's N510ND. Usually it's used by President Kelly, and sometimes by the sports teams if needed. Rather a nice airplane and I think it was one of the first Mustangs (it not THE first) to come out of production.
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5932 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 11117 times:
New Mexico State University also owns, or owned, a Piper Pawnee based at LRU that was used in the 1990's for aerial applications testing for the college of agriculture, and a Cessna 185 Skywagon (not sure what they used the Skywagon for...).
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DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 14, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 11031 times:
Many top universities have a hell of a time justifying having a small corporate aircraft for university use, let alone a larger jet for the use of its sports teams.
FWIW my university has a Citation Bravo, which I believe replaced an older King Air.
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Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2519 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 11032 times:
Quoting TVNWZ (Reply 13): Actually, it is not. They have two planes.. gone, but it is the plane as stated: Plane used to try and recruit Urban Meyer...but they were to late.
ANCsupercub From United States of America, joined May 2007, 132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 10978 times:
Quoting Jkudall (Reply 4): There are certainly colleges and universities which own aircraft as part of a flight training program or in the case of UND and maybe a few others, own a small jet. But I don't know of any colleges owning large commercial type aircraft for the purposes of transporting teams. It would be considered unnecessary as it is cheaper and easier to just charter aircraft when needed.
DiamondFlyer From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 1294 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 10976 times:
Quoting Hatbutton (Reply 2): I have read a few times that the Kansas Basketball team has their own jet. I remember an article stating that the justification was because the players would be more rested to fully compete on the court as well as do well in school. It was a 727 I believe.
I've never heard of the University of Kansas owning an airliner. We might be good at basketball, but we're not that good. However, there are 4 planes on the books for the University of Kansas. N1910F, a Cessna C177B (Cardinal), N12800, a Cessna C172M (Skyhawk), N7188C, a C182 (Skylane) and N100KU a Cessna C550 (Citation Ultra).
While, on the darker side (evil) of the state, Kansas State has N235KS, a Citation CJ1. They also own a King air 90, but I can't find the tail number of that off hand.
KITH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 359 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 10891 times:
Up until the late 1960's/early 1970's Cornell had their own DC-3 used by administrators and members of athletics teams.
The plane was called "The Very Far Above" a clever riff on Cornell's alma mater "Far Above Cayuga's Water"
The President of Cornell also used to have an antique boat called "The Just Above"
-Matt in KITH
DODCFR From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 70 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10859 times:
IIRC Colorado State University used to have a F-101 Voodoo at Buckley ANGB in the early 80's. But, I never saw it fly in the four years I worked there.
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10850 times:
Quoting Alaska737 (Reply 1): UND has there own Citation, not sure which kind of citation, probably a mustang but that is just a guess.
Yes, we do have a mustang N510ND.
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Atomsareenough From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 543 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10854 times:
I know this is not what the original poster was asking about, but QX has some university logojets...
Atomsareenough From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 543 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10842 times:
Could someone please tell me how you embed airliners.net pictures in that nice small format like that?
25 FoxBravo: Sure, it's easy--once you find the photo on airliners.net, just get the photo ID number. If the photo ID is 123456, for example, type < photoid:12345
29 ROSWELL41: Purdue has (3) corporate aircraft: (2) Beechcraft King Air 200s and (1) Beechcraft Beechjet 400A.
30 Packcheer: NC State Men's basketball charters Pace air 732's for their trips. Football uses delta 752.
31 Boeing4ever: Purdue has one 727 donated from FedEx and one 737-200 donated from United. The FedEx 727 came the fall semester after the original 727 was scrapped.
32 ANCsupercub: So if they charter an aircraft, How do you find out which one it is?
33 Hatbutton: I am trying to find the article. It may have been from 5 or 6 years ago. But I either read in an aviation publication or a sports publication talking
34 Khobar: And it should be hard for them to justify such ridiculous opulence. No wonder tuition is spiraling out of control faster than health care costs.
35 KLASM83: DC-8 for to win . Thanks for defending our honor, Burnsie . UND IIRC does not own it's own BIG airplane, but charters when it is necessary.
36 Simairlinenet: Here we go, Purdue Airlines history: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/AT/aboutus/fthistory.cfm
37 FlybaurLAX: Beat me to the punch! When they scrapped the old 727 at Purdue parts were just lying around everywhere. One of my friends who worked closely with a p
38 LearJet60: University of Georgia Athletic Association has King Air B200 (N106GB). It typically flies with a flight ID of GGA1 and a call sign of "Jawga"
40 SW733: Not quite We do not own an airliner, but as you mention, we have a Citation or two up at LWC. The basketball team usually travels on a chartered 737
41 Amccann: My university, Iowa State University, has a Beech King Air 200 (N991SU), and a Piper PA28 (Cherokee) (N36603). I'm not exactly sure what the universit
43 Lexy: Middle Tennessee State University's Beechcraft 200 Super King Air http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspectivephotography/2906236536/ Inside the King Air:
44 Boeing4ever: Nice. Very nice. I wish I'd known before hand when it was about to be scrapped. I'd have made up some reason to be at ASL at the time and try to go o
46 Flylku: Western Michigan had a 747 for a few years used for static training purposes in their aviation program. In the mid 90's I flew into Winston Salem (INT
47 N243NW: We used to own a King Air at SLU, but sold it a couple years back when Parks College of Engineering and Aviation came upon financial troubles. View La
48 Adam42185: It actually arrived over the summer. I cant remember if it was late july or early august but I was outside of Follets Purdue West bookstore when I sa
49 Acey559: Here's my school's ugly "executive" aircraft: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/208978.html
50 DiamondFlyer: Doh! I was copy/pasting a lot, while researching, and must not have grabbed the right one. Sorry about that. I take it you go to K-State. I must say,
51 UA772IAD: San Jose State has a donated United 727 parked at the southwestern corner of SJC. You can see it while driving along the 880 or even better, along Col
52 R2rho: So... if corporations are being told to get rid of their jets and flight departments and fly mainline or charter.... shouldn't university top brass an
53 JAGflyer: In the US, many schools place very high importance on sports teams, therefore they are procuring aircraft for the transport of the players. IMHO, the
54 Bok269: I remember reading that Virginia Tech has a couple of planes to fly their big donors in and out. I can't seem to remember what they were, however.
55 Mainliner: Purdue did operate DC-9s back in the 60s as part of the short lived Purdue Airlines. Operations were mostly charters, I believe, and many of those we
56 Mainliner: " target=_blank>http://www.tech.purdue.edu/AT/aboutu...y.cfm Oops, just found your post! Sorry about the repeat.
57 Boeing4ever: I stand corrected. I'm sorry I missed the flyby. Hold on a second. Purdue...get rid of its flight department? You do realize we offer degrees in Avia
58 Bahadir: When I was in there (92-97) they had a King Air 200. My adviser would fly in it to Quantico Marine base to teach there on weekly basis. My flight ins
59 Adam42185: They most certainly did! There is a picture of flight students posing in front of the empenage of the DC-9 with the white play boy bunny on the tail
60 R2rho: Take it easy. I never mentioned Purdue, but "universities" in general. Obviously, a school with an aviation program like Purdue should have a flight
61 Boeing4ever: Fair enough, sorry to snap at you, but I can just see some A.netter plastering pictures of the now scrapped 727 in Purdue colors and throwing a hissy
62 Lexy: I doubt they could find a price that is cheaper than flying a King Air around the state they are in. FWIW, most universities are funded by the states
63 UA772IAD: Sports teams, particularly football teams generate some of the biggest revenues for a university. Athletes, particularly those on teams that the scho
64 Bahadir: What is this witch hunt for corporate aviation? Do you have any idea how and why those planes are there? There is a reason why these planes exist and
65 FlybaurLAX: Actually they do use the 727 and 737 to taxi around sometimes. They don't fly but I do know that they use them for some classes. My roommate got to t
66 Boeing4ever: Lucky bastard. They barely let the Aeros touch those planes. Guess they're worried we're going to disect them or something. Didn't know they still ta
68 DeltaAVL: University of North Carolina has a fleet, none of which have photos on this site, but the medical department/hospital has a helicopter... View Large V
69 FlybaurLAX: That is beautiful! Thank you! It must be pretty old.
70 Mainliner: I have that poster hanging in my room! While I was there (graduated in May '07), the general rule was that every AvTech student, once completing the
72 ANCsupercub: I would think that the majority of the basketball games are flown. If you take a look at any given teams schedule they are all over the country. I wo
73 Lexy: Not in the SEC atleast. All teams travel by bus most of the time. I know for fact that Vanderbilt, UK, UT and others are bussed. Alot of towns where
74 ANCsupercub: Yeah i'm guessing it is more of a west coast thing. Especially from the pacific northwest to California. The distances between the schools are much g
75 JayDavis: Years ago, in reading the excellent book, "A Season on the Brink" about Coach Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team, there were a cou
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It was a really early Citation...
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