Originally Posted by
soonerpilot06
If I remember correctly, I think 806 started it's life as a 135, then a 140, then finally a 145. Not sure if that's the correct tail number, but I know one of the planes there was a test bed for Embraer.
It was 849...it was SN-002. Yes it was a testbed. Yes it was chopped up many times and welded back together. It's been returned to the lessor and no longer on property. Along with 850 SN-003, which has also been returned, I think it had a similar history.