508 results found
Registration / Serial:N931NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter
Aircraft Version:Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
C/n (msn):18615
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:529607Submit Correction
View count: 96
Delivered to the US Air Force in 1963 as 63-7998, the aircraft served as a tanker for more than thirty years (1963-1994) before being given to NASA for use in its Reduced Gravity Research Program. Designation: KC-135A "Weightless Wonder V". wfu and stored at DMA 29 Oct 2004. Loaned to the Pima Museum
Registration / Serial:N931NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
C/n (msn):18615
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:N931NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter
Aircraft Version:Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
C/n (msn):18615
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:529607Submit Correction
View count: 96
Delivered to the US Air Force in 1963 as 63-7998, the aircraft served as a tanker for more than thirty years (1963-1994) before being given to NASA for use in its Reduced Gravity Research Program. Designation: KC-135A "Weightless Wonder V". wfu and stored at DMA 29 Oct 2004. Loaned to the Pima Museum
Registration / Serial:N931NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
C/n (msn):18615
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:N923NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 923
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38N Talon
C/n (msn):N5971
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Toronto - Lester B Pearson International (CYYZ / YYZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:April 1978
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:528750Submit Correction
View count: 134
Ordered as 66-8355 and sent to NASA; one of eventually 32 T-38s used for astronaut training, travel and chase plane duties. Photographed here away from home with a travel pod. Astronauts visited Spar Aerospace in Toronto to develop and train on the Shuttle program robotic Remote Manipulator System (RMS), better know as the Canadarm.
Registration / Serial:N923NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 923
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38N Talon
C/n (msn):N5971
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Toronto - Lester B Pearson International (CYYZ / YYZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:April 1978
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Registration / Serial:N923NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 923
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop T-38 Talon
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38N Talon
C/n (msn):N5971
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Toronto - Lester B Pearson International (CYYZ / YYZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:April 1978
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:528750Submit Correction
View count: 134
Ordered as 66-8355 and sent to NASA; one of eventually 32 T-38s used for astronaut training, travel and chase plane duties. Photographed here away from home with a travel pod. Astronauts visited Spar Aerospace in Toronto to develop and train on the Shuttle program robotic Remote Manipulator System (RMS), better know as the Canadarm.
Registration / Serial:N923NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 923
Aircraft Version:Northrop T-38N Talon
C/n (msn):N5971
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Toronto - Lester B Pearson International (CYYZ / YYZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:April 1978
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Registration / Serial:N714NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 714
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (L-300)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-300-50A Starlifter
C/n (msn):300-6110
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Fairfield - Travis AFB (KSUU / SUU)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1991
Photo by:Gerhard PlomitzerContact
Photo ID:528171Submit Correction
View count: 253
Registration / Serial:N714NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 714
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-300-50A Starlifter
C/n (msn):300-6110
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Fairfield - Travis AFB (KSUU / SUU)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1991
Photo by:Gerhard PlomitzerContact
Registration / Serial:N714NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 714
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (L-300)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-300-50A Starlifter
C/n (msn):300-6110
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Fairfield - Travis AFB (KSUU / SUU)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1991
Photo by:Gerhard PlomitzerContact
Photo ID:528171Submit Correction
View count: 253
Registration / Serial:N714NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 714
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-300-50A Starlifter
C/n (msn):300-6110
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Fairfield - Travis AFB (KSUU / SUU)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1991
Photo by:Gerhard PlomitzerContact
Registration / Serial:N940NS
Alternate Registration:NASA 940
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Aircraft Version:Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy
Manufacturers:Boeing / Aero Spacelines
C/n (msn):15938
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:522832Submit Correction
View count: 187
Registration / Serial:N940NS
Alternate Registration:NASA 940
Aircraft Version:Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy
C/n (msn):15938
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:N940NS
Alternate Registration:NASA 940
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Aircraft Version:Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy
Manufacturers:Boeing / Aero Spacelines
C/n (msn):15938
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:522832Submit Correction
View count: 187
Registration / Serial:N940NS
Alternate Registration:NASA 940
Aircraft Version:Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy
C/n (msn):15938
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:N715NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 715
Other Marks:330
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA
C/n (msn):2
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Photo ID:522144Submit Correction
View count: 256
Registration / Serial:N715NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 715
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA
C/n (msn):2
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Registration / Serial:N715NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 715
Other Marks:330
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA
C/n (msn):2
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Photo ID:522144Submit Correction
View count: 256
Registration / Serial:N715NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 715
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA
C/n (msn):2
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 737
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing Vertol H-47/HC-1B/234/347 Chinook
Aircraft Version:Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook
C/n (msn):B396
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 August 1985
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:520923Submit Correction
View count: 236
US Army serial 66-19138. Later converted to CH-47D 89-00176. Photo from: NASA
Registration / Serial:NASA 737
Aircraft Version:Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook
C/n (msn):B396
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 August 1985
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NASA 737
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing Vertol H-47/HC-1B/234/347 Chinook
Aircraft Version:Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook
C/n (msn):B396
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 August 1985
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:520923Submit Correction
View count: 236
US Army serial 66-19138. Later converted to CH-47D 89-00176. Photo from: NASA
Registration / Serial:NASA 737
Aircraft Version:Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook
C/n (msn):B396
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 August 1985
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NASA 837
Other Marks:AF71290
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas NF-15B Eagle
C/n (msn):8
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Las Vegas - Nellis AFB (KLSV / LSV)Map
Region / Country:Nevada, United States
Event:Golden Air Tattoo (USAF 50th Anniversary) 1997
Photo Date:26 April 1997
Photo from:Joop de Groot CollectionContact
Photo ID:508713Submit Correction
View count: 197
Early Eagle operated by NASA, fitted with canards for aerodynamic trials.
Registration / Serial:NASA 837
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas NF-15B Eagle
C/n (msn):8
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Las Vegas - Nellis AFB (KLSV / LSV)Map
Region / Country:Nevada, United States
Photo Date:26 April 1997
Photo from:Joop de Groot CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 837
Other Marks:AF71290
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas NF-15B Eagle
C/n (msn):8
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Las Vegas - Nellis AFB (KLSV / LSV)Map
Region / Country:Nevada, United States
Event:Golden Air Tattoo (USAF 50th Anniversary) 1997
Photo Date:26 April 1997
Photo from:Joop de Groot CollectionContact
Photo ID:508713Submit Correction
View count: 197
Early Eagle operated by NASA, fitted with canards for aerodynamic trials.
Registration / Serial:NASA 837
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas NF-15B Eagle
C/n (msn):8
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Las Vegas - Nellis AFB (KLSV / LSV)Map
Region / Country:Nevada, United States
Photo Date:26 April 1997
Photo from:Joop de Groot CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:N802NA
Alternate Serial:83-0502
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
Aircraft Generic Type:Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159/G-IV/G-V Gulfstream (C-20/C-37)
Aircraft Version:Gulfstream Aerospace C-20A Gulfstream III (G-1159A)
C/n (msn):389
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Unit Markings:Armstrong Flight Research Center
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Aerospace Valley Open House, Airshow and STEM Expo 2022
Photo Date:14 October 2022
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:508152Submit Correction
View count: 1010
NASA 802 C-20A making a nice graceful pass at the just completed Edwards AFB show
Registration / Serial:N802NA
Alternate Serial:83-0502
Aircraft Version:Gulfstream Aerospace C-20A Gulfstream III (G-1159A)
C/n (msn):389
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:14 October 2022
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Registration / Serial:N802NA
Alternate Serial:83-0502
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
Aircraft Generic Type:Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159/G-IV/G-V Gulfstream (C-20/C-37)
Aircraft Version:Gulfstream Aerospace C-20A Gulfstream III (G-1159A)
C/n (msn):389
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Unit Markings:Armstrong Flight Research Center
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Aerospace Valley Open House, Airshow and STEM Expo 2022
Photo Date:14 October 2022
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:508152Submit Correction
View count: 1010
NASA 802 C-20A making a nice graceful pass at the just completed Edwards AFB show
Registration / Serial:N802NA
Alternate Serial:83-0502
Aircraft Version:Gulfstream Aerospace C-20A Gulfstream III (G-1159A)
C/n (msn):389
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:14 October 2022
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 905
Other Marks:376
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-100
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Event:Paris Air Show 1983
Photo Date:June 1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Photo ID:505248Submit Correction
View count: 254
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) carrying space shuttle "Enterprise" on its back.
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 905
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:June 1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 905
Other Marks:376
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-100
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Event:Paris Air Show 1983
Photo Date:June 1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Photo ID:505248Submit Correction
View count: 254
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) carrying space shuttle "Enterprise" on its back.
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 905
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:June 1983
Photo by:Wolfgang MendorfContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 831
Alternate Serial:61-7956
Military Code:831
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed A-12/YF-12/M-21/SR-71 Blackbird
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird
C/n (msn):2007
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Edwards AFB Open House 1997
Photo Date:18 October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:501377Submit Correction
View count: 371
Taxiing back in front of the crowd at the 50th Anniversary of supersonic flight at the 97' Edwards show
Registration / Serial:NASA 831
Alternate Serial:61-7956
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird
C/n (msn):2007
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 831
Alternate Serial:61-7956
Military Code:831
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed A-12/YF-12/M-21/SR-71 Blackbird
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird
C/n (msn):2007
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Edwards AFB Open House 1997
Photo Date:18 October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:501377Submit Correction
View count: 371
Taxiing back in front of the crowd at the 50th Anniversary of supersonic flight at the 97' Edwards show
Registration / Serial:NASA 831
Alternate Serial:61-7956
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird
C/n (msn):2007
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-100
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 September 2012
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Photo ID:492247Submit Correction
View count: 307
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 September 2012
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-100
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 September 2012
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Photo ID:492247Submit Correction
View count: 307
Registration / Serial:N905NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-123/SCA
C/n (msn):20107 / 86
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 September 2012
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Registration / Serial:N716NA
Fleet number:716
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aircraft Name:Bisontennial
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:NAS Moffett Air Show 1977
Photo Date:31 July 1977
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:487496Submit Correction
View count: 843
This was the first C-8A Buffalo built, with US Army s/n 63-13686. It was converted into the C-8A/AWJSRA (Augmentor Wing Jet STOL Research Aircraft) for NASA, who operated it from 1969 through 1981 (FAA registration). It was the world's first jet STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) transport demonstrator. In 1981 it was exported to Canada and registered C-CFIU, and was scrapped in the late 1980s.The nickname Bisontennial was a spoof on the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial.
Registration / Serial:N716NA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:31 July 1977
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:N716NA
Fleet number:716
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aircraft Name:Bisontennial
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:NAS Moffett Air Show 1977
Photo Date:31 July 1977
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:487496Submit Correction
View count: 843
This was the first C-8A Buffalo built, with US Army s/n 63-13686. It was converted into the C-8A/AWJSRA (Augmentor Wing Jet STOL Research Aircraft) for NASA, who operated it from 1969 through 1981 (FAA registration). It was the world's first jet STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) transport demonstrator. In 1981 it was exported to Canada and registered C-CFIU, and was scrapped in the late 1980s.The nickname Bisontennial was a spoof on the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial.
Registration / Serial:N716NA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:31 July 1977
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487445Submit Correction
View count: 443
Photographer Aaron Murphy. Last fly-by of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) after a circuit over the town.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487445Submit Correction
View count: 443
Photographer Aaron Murphy. Last fly-by of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) after a circuit over the town.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487272Submit Correction
View count: 211
Photographer Aaron Murphy. Departure of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) from Christchurch on its last visit here.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487272Submit Correction
View count: 211
Photographer Aaron Murphy. Departure of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) from Christchurch on its last visit here.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487269Submit Correction
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Photographer Aaron Murphy. Fly-by of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) on departure.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Aircraft Name:Clipper Lindbergh
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:487269Submit Correction
View count: 1532
Photographer Aaron Murphy. Fly-by of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) on departure.
Registration / Serial:N747NA
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-21/SOFIA
C/n (msn):21441 / 306
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
City / Airport:Christchurch - International (NZCH / CHC)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:11 August 2022
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:NASA 616
Alternate Serial:72516
Aircraft Original Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart (8)
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Aircraft Version:Convair NF-106B Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-27-10
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1967 to December 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:483602Submit Correction
View count: 309
Served with NASA until retirement in 1991. Became N616NA from May 1969. In the photo it has been fitted with two underwing General Electric J85s (as fitted to the Northrop T-38) as part of the US supersonic transport program. The test were conducted by NASA's John Glenn Center at Hopkins International. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:NASA 616
Alternate Serial:72516
Aircraft Version:Convair NF-106B Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-27-10
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1967 to December 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NASA 616
Alternate Serial:72516
Aircraft Original Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart (8)
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Aircraft Version:Convair NF-106B Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-27-10
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1967 to December 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:483602Submit Correction
View count: 309
Served with NASA until retirement in 1991. Became N616NA from May 1969. In the photo it has been fitted with two underwing General Electric J85s (as fitted to the Northrop T-38) as part of the US supersonic transport program. The test were conducted by NASA's John Glenn Center at Hopkins International. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:NASA 616
Alternate Serial:72516
Aircraft Version:Convair NF-106B Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-27-10
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1967 to December 1968
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N504NA
Other Marks:NASA 504
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 23 Musketeer
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 23 Musketeer/Custom/Sundowner
Aircraft Version:Beech C23 Sundowner 180
C/n (msn):M-1608
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Wallops Island - Wallops Flight Facility (WAL)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United StatesAircraft Map
Collection:Wallops Island Visitor Centre
Photo Date:10 April 2006
Photo by:Chris EnglandContact
Photo ID:483494Submit Correction
View count: 119
Used by NASA as NASA 504 from 1978 to 1989, then preserved at the visitor centre just outside Goddards Space Flight Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. Later sold and moved to a private collector in Pennsylvania.
Registration / Serial:N504NA
Aircraft Version:Beech C23 Sundowner 180
C/n (msn):M-1608
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Wallops Island - Wallops Flight Facility (WAL)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United StatesAircraft Map
Photo Date:10 April 2006
Photo by:Chris EnglandContact
Registration / Serial:N504NA
Other Marks:NASA 504
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 23 Musketeer
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 23 Musketeer/Custom/Sundowner
Aircraft Version:Beech C23 Sundowner 180
C/n (msn):M-1608
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Wallops Island - Wallops Flight Facility (WAL)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United StatesAircraft Map
Collection:Wallops Island Visitor Centre
Photo Date:10 April 2006
Photo by:Chris EnglandContact
Photo ID:483494Submit Correction
View count: 119
Used by NASA as NASA 504 from 1978 to 1989, then preserved at the visitor centre just outside Goddards Space Flight Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. Later sold and moved to a private collector in Pennsylvania.
Registration / Serial:N504NA
Aircraft Version:Beech C23 Sundowner 180
C/n (msn):M-1608
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Wallops Island - Wallops Flight Facility (WAL)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United StatesAircraft Map
Photo Date:10 April 2006
Photo by:Chris EnglandContact
Registration / Serial:N741NA
Alternate Registration:741
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-72
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-72
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-72
C/n (msn):72002
Operator Titles:USA - Army / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:NAS Moffett Air Show 1980
Photo Date:17 May 1980
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:482863Submit Correction
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The S-72 was an experimental high speed compound helicopter developed by Sikorsky for the US Army and NASA. Two were built and the program ran through the mid 1980s. This S-72, at last report, is located at the Moffett Field Museum.
Registration / Serial:N741NA
Alternate Registration:741
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-72
C/n (msn):72002
Operator Titles:USA - Army / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:17 May 1980
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:N741NA
Alternate Registration:741
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-72
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-72
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-72
C/n (msn):72002
Operator Titles:USA - Army / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:NAS Moffett Air Show 1980
Photo Date:17 May 1980
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:482863Submit Correction
View count: 2814
The S-72 was an experimental high speed compound helicopter developed by Sikorsky for the US Army and NASA. Two were built and the program ran through the mid 1980s. This S-72, at last report, is located at the Moffett Field Museum.
Registration / Serial:N741NA
Alternate Registration:741
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-72
C/n (msn):72002
Operator Titles:USA - Army / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:17 May 1980
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 810
Aircraft Original Type:Vought F8U Crusader
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought F8U/F-8 Crusader
Aircraft Version:Vought F-8A Crusader
C/n (msn):23
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1995
Photo by:David IlottContact
Photo ID:482706Submit Correction
View count: 163
Registration / Serial:NASA 810
Aircraft Version:Vought F-8A Crusader
C/n (msn):23
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1995
Photo by:David IlottContact
Registration / Serial:NASA 810
Aircraft Original Type:Vought F8U Crusader
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought F8U/F-8 Crusader
Aircraft Version:Vought F-8A Crusader
C/n (msn):23
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1995
Photo by:David IlottContact
Photo ID:482706Submit Correction
View count: 163
Registration / Serial:NASA 810
Aircraft Version:Vought F-8A Crusader
C/n (msn):23
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:21 October 1995
Photo by:David IlottContact
Registration / Serial:835
Alternate Registration:N835NA
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
C/n (msn):9/A008
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:23 April 2014
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Photo ID:482631Submit Correction
View count: 295
F-15 Highly Integrated Digital Electronic flight Control system (HIDEC). Ex 71-0287
Registration / Serial:835
Alternate Registration:N835NA
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
C/n (msn):9/A008
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:23 April 2014
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Registration / Serial:835
Alternate Registration:N835NA
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
C/n (msn):9/A008
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:23 April 2014
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact
Photo ID:482631Submit Correction
View count: 295
F-15 Highly Integrated Digital Electronic flight Control system (HIDEC). Ex 71-0287
Registration / Serial:835
Alternate Registration:N835NA
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
C/n (msn):9/A008
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:23 April 2014
Photo by:Raymond RivardContact