N747NA, SOFIA, Boeing 747SP-21, JT9D, NASA, Photo

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Code Number:: TZAD01_036
Title:: N747NA, SOFIA, Boeing 747SP-21, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, 747SP, JT9D, 747SP Series, NASA; CN: 21441
LN: 306
First flight: 25/04/1977
Engines: 4x PW JT9D-7A

History:
06/05/1977 Pan Am PAA N536PA
13/02/1986 United Airlines UAL N145UA
20/10/1997 NASA N747NA SOFIA airborne astronomical observatory

This aircraft is now the 747SP SOFIA airborne astronomical observatory, a joint effort of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to fly an infrared telescope at 40,000 feet altitude. This airborne observatory has a 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) diameter reflecting telescope and is the biggest telescope ever to fly in the air. SOFIA is the successor to the NASA C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
Keywords:: Boeing 747, B-747, Widebody, Twin Aisle, Wide Body, airplane, aircraft, plane, Fanjet, Jetliner, Jumbo Jet, Giant, Four Engine, Long Range, Fixed wing multi engine, Turbofan, wide-body, Technology, Aviation Models, static models, Airplane, Plane, Aircraft
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: TZAD01_036
Title:: N747NA, SOFIA, Boeing 747SP-21, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, 747SP, JT9D, 747SP Series, NASA; CN: 21441
LN: 306
First flight: 25/04/1977
Engines: 4x PW JT9D-7A

History:
06/05/1977 Pan Am PAA N536PA
13/02/1986 United Airlines UAL N145UA
20/10/1997 NASA N747NA SOFIA airborne astronomical observatory

This aircraft is now the 747SP SOFIA airborne astronomical observatory, a joint effort of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to fly an infrared telescope at 40,000 feet altitude. This airborne observatory has a 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) diameter reflecting telescope and is the biggest telescope ever to fly in the air. SOFIA is the successor to the NASA C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
Keywords:: Boeing 747, B-747, Widebody, Twin Aisle, Wide Body, airplane, aircraft, plane, Fanjet, Jetliner, Jumbo Jet, Giant, Four Engine, Long Range, Fixed wing multi engine, Turbofan, wide-body, Technology, Aviation Models, static models, Airplane, Plane, Aircraft
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
: Caption Disclaimer

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