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Posted: 10/1/2004 7:58:09 PM EDT

Sorry no pics...

I live near the VT ANG base and
I have been seeing a wierd aircraft
lately. It looks like a E-6, but it
has an obvious tail structure that
looks like the MAD on a P-3. It is
definitely not a turbo prop (so it
is not a P-3).

Any ideas? Is there some E-6
variant that has some kind of
extended tail boom?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:01:10 PM EDT

[#1]

cound be the new 737 replacement for the P-3

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:01:27 PM EDT

[#2]

Was it an EA-6B?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:02:44 PM EDT

[#3]

Was it round and had little lights and green men came out?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:05:43 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Was it an EA-6B?
www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/images/ea-6b_8.jpg

Nope. Like this, but with a tail boom.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:07:25 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
cound be the new 737 replacement for the P-3

I was going to say yes, but then I
noticed that the illistration only
shows two engines. This was definitely
a four engined aircraft.

Crap - I'm going to be searching for
this forever...

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:11:53 PM EDT

[#6]

was it a KC-135? did the boom have wings?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:11:56 PM EDT

[#7]

KC-135?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:17:29 PM EDT

[#8]

RC-135U?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:19:55 PM EDT

[#9]

Is that RC-135U similar to the Rivet Joint?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:29:04 PM EDT

[#10]

Similar in that it's a C-135 variant.

The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft supports theater and national level consumers with near real time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

The RC-135U Combat Sent provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president, secretary of defense , Department of Defense leaders, and theater commanders. Locating and identifying foreign military land, naval and airborne radar signals, the Combat Sent collects and minutely examines each system, providing strategic analysis for warfighters. Collected data is also stored for further analysis by the joint warfighting and intelligence communities. The Combat Sent deploys worldwide and is employed in peacetime and contingency operations.

Quoted:
Is that RC-135U similar to the Rivet Joint?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:33:11 PM EDT

[#11]

Thanks for the help, guys. Here is my
rough photoshop job of what I have been
seeing:

Now image this thing in the standard
Air Force gray color scheme.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:39:42 PM EDT

[#12]

Probably an ECM warfare version of the Dash 80, like a rivet joint. What a great aircraft....

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:39:53 AM EDT

[#13]

Ask the Air Force officials.

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:48:01 AM EDT

[#14]

I can't think of anything with a tail boom that sticks out that far aft.

I was thinking it might be a KC-135 that has been modified for water spray icing testing.

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:49:18 AM EDT

[#15]

Maybe it's the new Boeing Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft to replace the P-3 Orion?

www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q2/nr_040614n.html

www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/mma/flash.html

Andy

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:52:07 AM EDT

[#16]

He said it looks like an E-6B.
4 engines....

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:58:30 AM EDT

[#17]

... You sure it wasn't a J-STARS?

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:18:28 AM EDT

[#18]

E-6B Mercury? It has an extention on the tail for the wire aeriel

Posted: 10/2/2004 4:26:56 AM EDT

[#19]

Next time I see this thing, I'm getting
a picture. It comes in low over Williston
on approach to BTV at least once a
week.

Thanks for the info, guys. I'll update
when I get some more details.

Posted: 10/2/2004 4:40:19 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Next time I see this thing, I'm getting
a picture. It comes in low over Williston
on approach to BTV at least once a
week.

Thanks for the info, guys. I'll update
when I get some more details.

Small world! I married a girl from Swanton and get up there several times a year. My bro' in-law lives in Williston, right across the street from the driving range. He's an aviation buff so I'll ask him if he's seen the aircraft too! Will advise.

Posted: 10/2/2004 5:30:35 AM EDT

[#21]

No it doesn't.

Quoted:

E-6B Mercury? It has an extention on the tail for the wire aeriel

Posted: 10/2/2004 6:03:43 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Small world! I married a girl from Swanton and get up there several times a year. My bro' in-law lives in Williston, right across the street from the driving range. He's an aviation buff so I'll ask him if he's seen the aircraft too! Will advise.

That is a good location for an
aviation buff to live. Final approach
to BTV is right over the driving
range. They come in so low that
you'd think you could hit them
with a pitching wedge.

Thanks again!

Posted: 10/2/2004 7:47:26 AM EDT

[#23]

It's not an A10 and it wont break mach so who cares.

D.
AZEX

Posted: 10/2/2004 7:50:43 AM EDT

[#24]

Whatever it was, it's on OUR SIDE

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