taildragger
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Any information on the 747 derivative depicted here? This image was recently sold on eBay without any identifying details. It shows an aircraft based on a 747-100 or 200 with the following features:
- a rotodome that looks like it might be similar in size to that used on the E-3 but on taller struts
- a dorsal fairing behind the upper deck fairing, probably for a satellite antenna
- some sort of fairing on the aft end of the fuselage, perhaps with a dielectric tailcone
- something being streamed from a tube under the rear fuselage, perhaps a wire antenna
- a missile being launched from doors under the forward fuselage. The missile looks like a long range air-to-air type, perhaps a Phoenix or Eagle with a booster. It looks like there are a set of doors right and left of centerline under the forward and aft fuselage
- what could be optical sensors below the nosecone and above the tailcone
- a break for the nose cargo door
I have trouble imagining what sort of mission would require this set of features other than some sort of all-purpose AWACS/Command Post/Missileer battleplane.
- a rotodome that looks like it might be similar in size to that used on the E-3 but on taller struts
- a dorsal fairing behind the upper deck fairing, probably for a satellite antenna
- some sort of fairing on the aft end of the fuselage, perhaps with a dielectric tailcone
- something being streamed from a tube under the rear fuselage, perhaps a wire antenna
- a missile being launched from doors under the forward fuselage. The missile looks like a long range air-to-air type, perhaps a Phoenix or Eagle with a booster. It looks like there are a set of doors right and left of centerline under the forward and aft fuselage
- what could be optical sensors below the nosecone and above the tailcone
- a break for the nose cargo door
I have trouble imagining what sort of mission would require this set of features other than some sort of all-purpose AWACS/Command Post/Missileer battleplane.
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