NASA DC-8-72 question

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » 04 Oct 2008, 21:22

On avsim I found a repaint of the AI Aardvark DC-8-72 model in NASA/University of North Dakota colors (N436NA). I would like to get this plane flying in my FS9 but I don't know where it's based at. Does anyone know where this plane is based at? I found photos of the plane on the net of the plane flying as late as 2007 so I am pretty sure they still use the plane.

jetmax · Post by **jetmax** » 04 Oct 2008, 23:55

Do you have the Serial/Tail number?

NASA DC-8-72 - Serial #17136 - NASA #817 is out of Edwards

http://www.thenorthspin.com/page_offici ... yden1.html

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » 05 Oct 2008, 01:47

Looking at photos of the plane (I didn't install it in the sim yet) the tail number is 817. So it's out of Edwards.

Here are some photos of the plane from airliners.net in case anyone is interested.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

jetmax · Post by **jetmax** » 05 Oct 2008, 12:09

Take a look at this website, it might help as well

http://www.nasa-usa.de/centers/dryden/a ... index.html

Cowboymarine1593 · Post by **Cowboymarine1593** » 06 Oct 2008, 21:15

the aircraft lifted off for the last time from grand forks back in late 06 i was there, it was headed for a mission for weather testin in south africa then goin on to a new base in the us

MikeyW · Post by **MikeyW** » 08 Oct 2008, 22:17

Looks like they hangar this plane over at Palmdale (KPMD), wich is not too far from Edwards AFB. So I guess to be accurate, it should spend most of its time there. I believe they park it over by the two southeast hangars (it says "Site 9 Los Angeles World Airports" on the airport diagram) - evidently the hangars belong to NASA Dryden. If I'm wrong, will someone please provide the correct info...

If you've already got most of the MAIW packages and a good KPMD AFCAD installed, you'll see some cool planes parked there already.