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October 11th 05, 01:47 PM
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Mystery - Jet Powered Sailplane - Van Nuys Airport
Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo:
http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh Last edited by genehil : October 11th 05 at 01:55 PM. 
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#2
October 11th 05, 05:22 PM
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Looks like nothing more than a li'l old U-2 to me...
;o) At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote: Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh -- genehil
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#3
October 11th 05, 05:31 PM
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Looks like the Grob Egret:
http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote: Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh -- genehil
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#4
October 11th 05, 06:01 PM
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Mystery Solved by Frank McVey.
It's a Grob Egrett High Altitude Research Vehicle... Picture he http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthrea...75/page/0/vc/1 Quote:
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#5
October 11th 05, 07:20 PM
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Al is right U2 with the underwing pods/tanks fitted
http://www.r-s-c-c.org/rscc/v1m1images/u2history.html At 16:36 11 October 2005, Alan Irving wrote: Looks like the Grob Egret: http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote: Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh -- genehil
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#6
October 11th 05, 07:45 PM
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Alan is right. It is not a U2. The U2 would have a much longer nose.
Also the tapering of the wing planform is clearly not that of a U2.
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#7
October 11th 05, 07:46 PM
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Put my vote in the Grob Egret column. I base this on the position of the
canopy, shape of horizontal stabilizer, the aspect ratio of the wing and the location of the wing pods (too close to the fuselage to be an U-2 variant.) By the way, watching a U-2 land on a carrier is a site I will never forget. Wayne HP-14 N990 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Don Johnstone" wrote in message ... Al is right U2 with the underwing pods/tanks fitted http://www.r-s-c-c.org/rscc/v1m1images/u2history.html At 16:36 11 October 2005, Alan Irving wrote: Looks like the Grob Egret: http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote: Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh -- genehil
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#8
October 11th 05, 09:54 PM
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Hi Wayne,
I'm curious - why was that landing interesting? I would think it would land much more slowly than most other planes. Paul Remde "Wayne Paul" wrote in message ... Put my vote in the Grob Egret column. I base this on the position of the canopy, shape of horizontal stabilizer, the aspect ratio of the wing and the location of the wing pods (too close to the fuselage to be an U-2 variant.) By the way, watching a U-2 land on a carrier is a site I will never forget. Wayne HP-14 N990 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Don Johnstone" wrote in message ... Al is right U2 with the underwing pods/tanks fitted http://www.r-s-c-c.org/rscc/v1m1images/u2history.html At 16:36 11 October 2005, Alan Irving wrote: Looks like the Grob Egret: http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote: Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage. I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a G.I. in the 1980's... I sure do miss those days... Thanks all... gh -- genehil
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#9
October 11th 05, 10:08 PM
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wrote in message ups.com... Alan is right. It is not a U2. The U2 would have a much longer nose. Also the tapering of the wing planform is clearly not that of a U2. It is a U2 with wing tanks, see http://www.area51zone.com/aircraft/u2.shtml for the pics. Peter.
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#10
October 11th 05, 10:40 PM
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Earlier, Pete S wrote:
It is a U2 with wing tanks... I disagree. I think that the others have nailed it; it's the GROB Egret. For comparison: The Van Nuys photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg U-2 3-view: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft...s_schem_01.jpg Photo of GROB Egret: http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM The reasons I'm pretty sure that it's not a U-2 or TR-1: * Nose too short * Aft fuselage too long * Wing pods too short, too far inboard * Wing planform has greater aspect ratio * Absence of large air intakes
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