Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[Mark]

Seems NASA-817 worked solo yesterday as NASA-5 went back to Houston and NASA-520 stayed parked at Langley.
Space X launching new ISS crew Aug 25th so maybe they need the GLF5 for crew transport.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA5/history/20230816/1645Z/KLFI/KEFD

 

[Mark]

Checking Acars this morn and a C-17 RCH-046 going from Tacoma to PASY airport.
Had to look that one up as is Eareckson Air Station on Shemya in the Aleutian Islands.
Has 10k runway and a radar station. Eareckson Air Station - Wikipedia "Want to get away"? Lol.

RQ-4 working offshore Va Cape area this morning VVPE-307 at 46k working on GK 238.100

 

[mdmonitor]

0805- Pity 97 (E-6B # 164387) looks to be inbound to PAX.

 

[N4TX]

RCAF and civilian a/c are handling a serious brush/forest fire within 10 miles of the city of Yellowknife in northern Canada. Entire city's population has been advised to evacuate by noon tomorrow. Two roads connect this far-northern city with the outside world and both appear to be open so far. I don't think there is ADSB coverage up there but Flightradar 24 shows an Air North 737 going in as I type this.

 

[Hbright]

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet President Biden at Camp David on Friday. Not sure which airport they’ll use. Don’t assume it will be Andrews. For events like this, Dulles sometimes comes into play. Rwy 1L/19R is easy to devote to the VIP aircraft without disrupting normal ops on the other three runways.

KAF001 and JF001 and 02 are enroute to ADW, it appears.

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[RaleighGuy]

Don’t assume it will be Andrews.

For official visits ADW has been used in the past more often than not.

 

[MedicCop]

Any thoughts on this? Only a TIS hit, departed PNE (Northeast Philly) at 1030, has been on station for an hour now.

 

[RaleighGuy]

AF1 09-0018 in the air

 

[CYUL]

RCAF and civilian a/c are handling a serious brush/forest fire within 10 miles of the city of Yellowknife in northern Canada. Entire city's population has been advised to evacuate by noon tomorrow. Two roads connect this far-northern city with the outside world and both appear to be open so far. I don't think there is ADSB coverage up there but Flightradar 24 shows an Air North 737 going in as I type this.

I think they sent a C17 over last night

 

[jsoergel]

Any thoughts on this? Only a TIS hit, departed PNE (Northeast Philly) at 1030, has been on station for an hour now.

Probably an FBI/DHS surveillance aircraft, usually a Cessna.

 

[frank3si]

I just posted a piece on my Aerospace Perceptions site about the NASA DC-8 that has been in the area and the AEROMMA program. I've noticed that photos posted here get somewhat down-converted and lose a lot of sharpness, so if the spirit moves you stop by for just a photo look

www.AerospacePerceptions.com

 

[Mark]

1405 local hear Thunderbird-1 flight fl-240 departing A/C ZNY 323.300 3 miles in trail non-standard front to back.
THBRD01 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

CAP up? hear weak coms on A/R 231.625.Maybe setting up for Camp CAP?

Nice Frank on that DC-8. That was first long commercial airliner I ever took back in 1981 a United DC-8 flight
from PHL to Denver. Smoking and drinking in the back and large group up front folks who were on their way to Vegas
were really having a good time That was a fun time to fly cross country as compared to today..

 

[frank3si]

1405 local hear Thunderbird-1 flight fl-240 departing A/C ZNY 323.300 3 miles in trail non-standard front to back.
THBRD01 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

CAP up? hear weak coms on A/R 231.625.Maybe setting up for Camp CAP?

Nice Frank on that DC-8. That was first long commercial airliner I ever took back in 1981 a United DC-8 flight
from PHL to Denver. Smoking and drinking in the back and large group up front folks who were on their way to Vegas
were really having a good time That was a fun time to fly cross country as compared to today..

Well, it's thanks to your post early yesterday morning that I was able to change plans and go shoot this DC-8. I was wrapped up in air show plans and forgot to check if the NASA flight was going to be around - so thank you! This phase of the program is scheduled to end tomorrow.

 

[frank3si]

Boeing 737 01-0041 out of the presidential fleet just flew by, originating at KDOV. From my perspective flying near the sun so massive glare but there he goes...

 

[frank3si]

Boeing 737 01-0041 out of the presidential fleet just flew by, originating at KDOV. From my perspective flying near the sun so massive glare but there he goes...

Sorry, I meant C-40, not 737

 

[BM82557]

Camp David CAP -- 231.625/260.9/293.3 air 2 air

 

[BM82557]

Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Jet Contract Awarded By Air Force (Updated)

The Air Force wants the highly-efficient blended wing body demonstrator, which could inform various future projects, to be flying by 2027.

www.thedrive.com

 

[frank3si]

Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Jet Contract Awarded By Air Force (Updated)

The Air Force wants the highly-efficient blended wing body demonstrator, which could inform various future projects, to be flying by 2027.

www.thedrive.com

There's been a lot of talk about this - interesting to finally see actual movement, after the abandonment of the "KC-XYZ" staged development...

 

[Chris52]

So with the President at Camp David this weekend and I’m in Jefferson Maryland would it be a best bet to just park my scanner on 260.9000 to hear the gist of things ? I’m sure there’s others but it seems like this one is the main one or do I have it wrong ? Thank you

 

[RaleighGuy]

So with the President at Camp David this weekend and I’m in Jefferson Maryland would it be a best bet to just park my scanner on 260.9000 to hear the gist of things ? I’m sure there’s others but it seems like this one is the main one or do I have it wrong ? Thank you

Did you read the post a few up from your's? Post #7276