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Any One Know What Plane This Is? (Read 1266 times)

Feb 4^th, 2007 at 12:21am

An-225 Ex Member

OK...I don't have pictures, so sorry. Tongue

I was driving past YSSY today and I noticed an unusual visitor. It was a 737...It had an "N" registration so I guess it was from the US and it also had a paint job not unlike that of the old Boeing House colours. I also noticed that it had a radar fairing on the top of its tail much like the back of an E-4B or Space Shuttle Columbia. Anyone know what this plane is? Is it some sort of military testbed? And if so, what was it doing in Australia with an "N" registration number? Huh

Help appreciated. Wink

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Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2007 at 3:34am

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AEW 737 AKA Wedgetail

Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones), Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and An-24RV&&&&AI flightplans and repaints can be found here

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Reply #2 - Feb 4^th, 2007 at 4:49am

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Wait sorry I should mention that it did NOT have a radome like an AWACS or E-4B. It also had winglets and the radar fairing in the tail... Wink

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Reply #3 - Feb 4^th, 2007 at 5:58am

Tweek Ex Member

Although it's a Wedgetail in this pic, it does show that the reg is American, even on the Australian aircraft.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1089682/L/

I'm willing to bet it's a 737 that's just been delivered to the RAAF, and currently is still sporting the US reg. Export aircraft tend to carry a reg from the country they're made in, until they're delivered.

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Reply #4 - Feb 4^th, 2007 at 1:31pm

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Wait sorry I should mention that it did NOT have a radome like an AWACS or E-4B. It also had winglets and the radar fairing in the tail... Wink

Winglets and radar thing on tail...might be a P-8 but that shouldnt be in production already.

Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones), Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and An-24RV&&&&AI flightplans and repaints can be found here

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Reply #5 - Feb 4^th, 2007 at 9:22pm

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You mean kinda like this???

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Reply #6 - Feb 5^th, 2007 at 3:16am

An-225 Ex Member

Ah yes Tweek you seem to be right. We have a Boeing plant down at Bankstown Airfield...this plane may have been awaiting radar component fitting. Wink

Sweet! If the E-4B doesn't count I have just seen my first AWACS/AEW...if I didn't see an E-2C Hawkeye when USS Nimitz came to Sydney... Grin

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Reply #7 - Feb 5^th, 2007 at 7:07am

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We have a Boeing plant down at Bankstown Airfield...this plane may have been awaiting radar component fitting. Wink

You are indeed correct. Can't remember how many the RAAF are getting though.

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Reply #8 - Feb 15^th, 2007 at 12:55am

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the raaf ordered 6 all up, the first two are already supposed to be in service at 2 squadron in williamtown and a further 4 are supposed to be ready for service by 2008

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