For anyone in Germany over the next few weeks or who may wish to go there, NASA's DC-8 will be based out of Ramstein and operating with DLR's Airbus A320 on testing jet emissions. Apparently arriving 14 January and staying until 4th February.
Information courtesy of scramble messageboards
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=887499#p887499
http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10203/339_read-277/#/gallery/19368
NASA DC-8
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Re: NASA DC-8
capercaillie wrote:For anyone in Germany over the next few weeks or who may wish to go there, NASA's DC-8 will be based out of Ramstein and operating with DLR's Airbus A320 on testing jet emissions. Apparently arriving 14 January and staying until 4th February.
Information courtesy of scramble messageboards
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=887499#p887499
http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10203/339_read-277/#/gallery/19368
What a machine!!
You caaan't trust the system... Maaan!
Re: NASA DC-8
Nasa DC-8 Due to land at Ramstein A.B Germany 14 Jan 09:10 CET.
Re: NASA DC-8
Currently (2350) at FL350 West of Winnipeg, tracking on planefinder.
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Re: NASA DC-8
Came down from north of uk and passed over Stansted and north of Southend area at around 0700 this morning,not visible obviosly even for the light spotters I would think.
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Re: NASA DC-8
Credit Scramble,landing at Ramstein
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=887628#p887628
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http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=887628#p887628
John in Seaford
Re: NASA DC-8
I'm struggling to work out what's parked behind the DC-8: possibly a KC-135 ??
Re: NASA DC-8
Thank you, that's one option that didn't occur to me - illustrated by a second excellent photo Andy.