Yes you talk about 61-2669.Originally Posted by moose135
I read somewhere it has 14 seats in VIP cabin...Is the inside the same as the inside of a KC-135, or does it have a VIP interior?
I figured I'd use an old thread to show the new version of what some may call the Holy Grail of Plane Spotting:
Full size photo is 2048px
...at least on the KC-10, there is a pallet in the front cargo hold that has seats... regular airline ones. I am sure they have pallets with first class accommodations for VIP's
That is one sexy looking B707
Manny Gonzalez
Thrust Images | General Photography | R.I.P. Matt Molnar 1979-2013
BRING BACK THE KJFK/KLGA OBSERVATION DECKS
Beautiful shot of a beauriful plane...
Rich B
I believe many of the "Higher Brass" have something like an Airstream Trailer that is loaded aboard a C-17, plugged in, and ready to go with all the comforts of a CEO's corporate office.
57-2589 back in Nov. 2008 on display at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, it was moved to the Medina Annex next to Lackland were it is on display.
Wish I would have taken more pics of the interior
PANTS UP, DON'T LOOT!
Hah, cool! I caught her fellow 421st FLTS sistership a few years back
OK my question....WTF is a "Speckled Trout"?
From Wikipedia...OK my question....WTF is a "Speckled Trout"?
Speckled Trout is the official name of a combined SAF/CSAF support mission and concurrent test mission. It was also the official nickname given to a modified C-135C, serial number 61-2669, that was used by the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for executive transport requirements. Fully equipped with an array of communications equipment, data links and cryptographic sets, the aircraft served a secondary role as a testbed for proposed command and control systems and was also used to evaluate future transport aircraft design. The 412th Flight Test Squadron (412 FLTS) of the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) atEdwards AFB, California operated the C-135 Speckled Trout airframe and managed its test mission.
The name Speckled Trout applies to both the organization and the aircraft. The name was chosen in honor of an early program monitor, Faye Trout, who assisted in numerous phases of the project. The word "speckled" was added because Trout apparently had "a lot of freckles."
Speckled Trout acquired the C-135C, serial number 61-2669, in 1974 and retired the aircraft on 13 Jan 2006. An interim aircraft was in use for the Speckled Trout mission until the 2008 delivery of the current aircraft, a modified KC-135R Stratotanker serial number 63-7980 with a more modern communications architecture testbed. The current KC-135R Speckled Trout also supports additional tests and air refueling requirements that the C-135C could not.
LOL thanks!! Got to love the military for it nicknames!!!!
That is one sexy looking c/s
Does it ever show up at an airshow in the US?
Manny Gonzalez
Thrust Images | General Photography | R.I.P. Matt Molnar 1979-2013
BRING BACK THE KJFK/KLGA OBSERVATION DECKS
Not sure... it was likely taking someone important to Barksdale which is the home of the Global Strike Command.
Maybe in the past, but with military static support for airshows cut for the remainder of the decade, I doubt it will going forward
Hmmm, ok, get them where they park I guess... and that would be Andrews or Wright Patterson?
Manny Gonzalez
Thrust Images | General Photography | R.I.P. Matt Molnar 1979-2013
BRING BACK THE KJFK/KLGA OBSERVATION DECKS
Well, Andrews just canceled their 2014 Air Show due to budgets cuts unfortunately.Hmmm, ok, get them where they park I guess... and that would be Andrews or Wright Patterson?
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks