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PositiveETCO2 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 63 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2711 times:

I saw this plane on approach for KMHR about an hour ago. I think they are pretty rare now. Any ideas who it belongs to and what it is doing?

Thanks

Robbie

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PositiveETCO2 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 63 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2652 times:

I checked Flightaware prior to posting but could not find anything. I think the flight was local because I saw it climbing in the distance about twenty minutes prior and thought that it looked a lot like an SP. But, I doubted myself because I had never seen one before. When it overflew my house all remaining doubt was removed. Beautiful ship.

Robbie

LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22024 posts, RR: 51
Reply 2, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2529 times:

I'd say NASA

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Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 3, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2498 times:

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Quoting LAXintl (Reply 2):
I'd say NASA

NASA flights are normally found on the flight tracking sites.

What would make this easier would be a description of the paint job on the a/c.

My own thought is that it is one of the Las Vegas Sands 747SPs, as they (like the entire LV Sands fleet) have had their registrations blocked from the various flight tracking sites.

N53614 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 229 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2437 times:

Any chance it's the Fry's Electronics 747SP, N747A?

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Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 5, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2410 times:

Quoting N53614 (Reply 4):
Any chance it's the Fry's Electronics 747SP, N747A?

Another blocked a/c, so I'd definitely put that on the list of potential 747SPs it could be.

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Atomsareenough From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 543 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2389 times:

How about the Las Vegas Sands 747SP?

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EDIT: I didn't notice srbmod's post when I wrote mine, but at least the picture should help confirm or disconfirm the identity of the airfcraft!

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Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9
Reply 7, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2351 times:

Another that is blocked is Rev. Ernest Angley's P4-FSH!

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PositiveETCO2 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 63 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2333 times:

Thanks for the info. It must have been the FRY's aircraft. My iPhone tracker showed there was a registration of N747A nearby at the time. It gave no more information and flightaware was no help at all.

What's the story with this plane?

Thanks
Robbie

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