Thursday, August 11, 2011

Name this plane


Okay, all you plane spotters: What is this airplane? (and I don't mean the Alaska B737!)



14 comments:

  1. For some reason it refuses to enlarge. But it looks like one of the planes the ag-pilots fly around here.

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  2. What was a Boeing-Stearman doing at LAX?

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  3. I think that is a Stearman (Boeing) Model 75.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75

    The larger question is what the heck is it doing at LAX?

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  4. Stearman. Had one in PHX the other day. It was a Southwest pilot commuting to work!.

    Ben

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  5. It won't enlarge because I've already blown it up and cropped it to what you see here: The airplane is about a mile away from the tower in these shots.

    And sorry guys, but you're not ready for your airplane spotting merit badge yet - this is not a Stearman!

    CV

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  6. The first shot will enlarge a bit, but it does not help much. For a name (at LAX) I'll go with "Yellow Bug." The burning question is, WTF is this fellow doing at LAX? His max speed, probably in the 50-60 range was probably giving Approach Control absolute fits. What gives and thanks.
    -Craig (Cedarglen)

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  7. Well I cheated and used Google. I think it MIGHT be an N3N.

    http://www.aerocraftsman.com/2011/08/08/n3n-to-lax/

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  8. Some posts work and some posts do not work. It is the software, not the moderator.
    -Craig

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  9. N3N? If that isn't it then I give up....

    Ben.

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  10. There we go! Yes, it's an N3N. From the same era as the Stearman, and very similar in appearance, but nowadays a relative rarity. The most significant spotting point is the shape of the tail.

    CV

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  11. Any idea why this fellow was noodling around LAX?
    -Craig (Cedarglen)

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  12. http://www.youtube.com/user/OpzzaPhotography

    Some of the best airplane videos I've ever seen. Love the LAX Airbus compilation...
    Ben

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