Originally Posted by
Bernoulli Fan
Best guess so far is weather research-modified 707. Seen at BED a couple days ago running up on 23.
Interesting photo. That it is at Hanscomb Field gives some clues to its purpose, but I can't seem to pin it down.
707 is a good guess, but I think it's a modified C-135 (the original B-717). The fuselage on the 707 is a little longer, and although it's difficult to tell, I think this one is of the C-135 variety.
Originally Posted by
hotshot
Any chance its a KC135?
Not likely. The only KC-135s with the TF-33 engines were KC-135Es, which belonged to Air National Guard units. C-135s and B-707s have the P&W TF-33s shown in this photo.
Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
Actually, it goes like this. If you ask again, I'd have to kill you. If I tell you, I'd have to kill myself.
It's definitely not a Rivet Joint.
And, yes, there are a lot of 'em still flying, all over the world, all the time.
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