Friday, July 30, 2021

Hmmmm....Another Training Flight?

 Saw this guy orbiting around today.


The tail number indicates it's an RC-135 "Rivet Joint" aircraft.

Getting in some practice, I guess.....


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15 comments:

  1. Well Seasoned FoolJuly 30, 2021 at 7:56 PM

    Hope his flight level was high. Turbulance.

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    1. drjimJuly 30, 2021 at 8:59 PM

      If you look at the two graphs under the flight path trace, you can see he was 30k+.

      I thought the airspeed trace was very "interesting"....

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  2. LindaGJuly 30, 2021 at 10:00 PM

    That was the last type of plane I worked with in the Air Force.

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    1. drjimJuly 30, 2021 at 10:39 PM

      I worked on some "other" aircraft based on the 707. Nice planes.

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  3. Old NFOJuly 31, 2021 at 1:26 PM

    Don't ask...LOL

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    1. drjimJuly 31, 2021 at 1:39 PM

      I've seen other aircraft in that same area doing the same thing, so I won't ask....

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  4. LSPJuly 31, 2021 at 7:01 PM

    Hmmmm. Obviously nothing to see here, not that I'd know it if there was, which there probably is .

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    1. drjimJuly 31, 2021 at 8:10 PM

      There's not much in that part of Idaho, either. Nearest big city is Boise, and then a small place named "Nampa".

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  5. taminator013August 1, 2021 at 6:04 AM

    Okay, now I know what that aircraft is. Maybe. Twice this past week I've seen one fly over my house in the north suburbs of Pittsburgh. I was used to seeing KC-135, C-130(now replaced by the C-17) and various private and commercial aircraft. This latest one has been a mystery to me. The thing is that it doesn't have any markings on the tail or fuselage. At least on the right side. The flight path takes it east to west and then it turns south, so I've never seen the left side from my vantage point. Maybe it has something on that side.....

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    1. drjimAugust 1, 2021 at 2:27 PM

      They're usually painted symmetrically. It might be painted with the Low Visibility markings, which blend into the grey at a distance.

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    2. taminator013August 1, 2021 at 5:07 PM

      Thanks drjim. I'll have to keep the binocs handy when I'm outside....

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  6. Nick FlandreyAugust 1, 2021 at 11:19 AM

    Airspeed could be practice for in air refueling? I know that there are some serious mis-matches between aircraft capabilities that can make refueling "difficult".

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    1. Nick FlandreyAugust 1, 2021 at 11:21 AM

      Or just slowing for the hard turns?

      n

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    2. drjimAugust 1, 2021 at 2:27 PM

      Yeah, didn't think of slowing for the turns.

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    3. drjimAugust 1, 2021 at 2:28 PM

      It's a "707-type" aircraft, so it shouldn't have any speed issues with AAR.

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Keep it civil, please....

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