NASA 747SP nocturnal overflights

[smudge]

Somewhat academic since the overflights are during darkness, but NASA's N747NA is operating out of EDDK Cologne at present on long looping routes over the Atlantic.  These will continue into March.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/sofia-begins-first-series-of-science-flights-from-germany/

A few nights ago it cross the Ards peninsula on the return leg, per screenshot.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n747na



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[Paultojo]

All mission routes https://www.sofia.usra.edu/science/proposing-and-observing/flights/series/oc8h?fbclid=IwAR3uH9-zbTG4qemQ8EX7rxGtZw59I-6tupWVx591b7rS1nt37eW9OhKK1TQ

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Heading our way now at 20:50

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[jasT1981]

What a sound as it went over the Mourne Mountains.

Couldn't see a thing with the cloud and rain, but stood outside listening to it.

[Murphology]

Agree, great sound, but no vision

[smudge]

Agree, great sound, but no vision

But enough about politicians! Badoom-tish

[Murphology]

 

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Trying to piece together which flights they've flown from FR24, looks like they're about a week behind schedule.

There was a sojourn in EDDH Hamburg from 2021-03-01/04 presumably for some technical work.

Flight Number	Name	Planned Date	Flown Date
1	HEIDI	2021-02-09	2021-02-09
2	HELGA	2021-02-10	2021-02-10
3	HAMISH	2021-02-11	2021-02-11
4	HORATIO	2021-02-12
5	HAGAR	2021-02-17	2021-02-17, 2021-02-18
6	HAMLET	2021-02-18	2021-02-19
7	HOGAN	2021-02-19
8	HAZEL	2021-02-23	2021-02-23
9	HONORING-ABE	2021-02-24	2021-02-24
10	HELEN	2021-02-25	2021-02-25
11	HOWARD	2021-02-26	2021-03-10
12	HODOR	2021-03-02	2021-03-04
13	HILLARY	2021-03-03	2021-03-11
14	HARRIET	2021-03-04	2021-03-09
15	HERMIONE	2021-03-05	2021-03-12
16	HEATHER	2021-03-09
17	HECTOR	2021-03-10
18	HANNAH	2021-03-11	2021-03-05
19	HUMPHREY	2021-03-11
20	HIDALGO	2021-03-12

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Homeward bound this morning

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