Tucson International Airport (TUS, KTUS)

[Ned Harris]

Pratt & Whitney Boeing 747SP departing for Montreal. 7/2/15.

_31A0613 Pratt & Whitney 747SP (C-FPAW) by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Dave S.]

Nice capture Ned.  That plane just looks cool, pretty much from any angle.

[Scott Youmans]

x2, Hope to catch that one someday. The SPs in general are interesting but this one is even more so.

[bilwor]

It was work to get Ned, but you nailed it

[walt thomas]

Pratt-Whitney SP-747 engine test platform, departs KTUS, 7-3-15, Walt Thomas

Canon EOS 7D Mark II - _7D_9335-1 by walt thomas, on Flickr

[Scott Youmans]

Gorgeous Walt. That view really shows off the relative shortness of the SP.

[bilwor]

TUS 07/13/15
DeHavilland DHC-8-314Q "Gray Ghost - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance (ISR)" (348) (N8300G)(Dynamic Avlease operates for the US Army)(The Q300s are the aerial component of the counter-IED (improvised explosive device)" Saturn Arch" program. " Saturn Arch" is meant to detect subtle changes in the landscape. By comparing such changes with existing geospatial data, likely IED placements are spotted.


DeHavilland DHC-8-314Q Gray Ghost - ISR cn348 N8300G US Army b by Bill Word, on Flickr
DeHavilland DHC-8-314Q Gray Ghost - ISR cn348 N8300G US Army d by Bill Word, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

Awesome catch, Bill!  The counter-IED mission is one of the most fascinating things out there.

[bilwor]

Thanks Joe

[Jeff D. Welker]

Awesome catch, Bill!  The counter-IED mission is one of the most fascinating things out there.

+1 - very cool Bill. Great work catching this unique airframe.

[Matt Ottosen]

Very, very cool, Bill!

[Scott Youmans]

Excellent catch Bill! Very unique and cool aircraft.

[bilwor]

Thanks very much Jeff, Matt & Scott

[Ned Harris]

de Havilland DHC-8-315 Gray Ghost. This one arrived today. There are 3 more parked on the ramp at Million Air. Thanks to Bill Word for the tip.

_31A3253 de Havilland DHC-8-315 Gray Ghost (N8300F) by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[bilwor]

Nice shot Ned and neat looking and an uncommon aircraft