VOODOO1 is just a flight number, not attached to a certain aircraft type. Looking at the flight history, you can see that it was also flown by an F-16 and a T-38.
I’d guess Lockheed requested inclusion in the ASDI feed (which we receive from the FAA) so they could track their own mx/test/ferry flights without investing in an expensive proprietary system.
Naw, you’re all missing the REAL reason this flight is here: This is stealthy-aircraft-manufacturer humor. Lockheed is filing a flight plan with the hope that the FAA (and FlightAware) will have one hell of a time tracking it!! Crazy engineering geeks!!
The log stops tracking the flight at 17,000ft. some 40 minutes before it submitted an arrival message. Now that’s stealth!! (Or a software glitch)
Don’t forget we’re not too concerned with keeping the flight profile of the F-117 quiet…it’s retiring from the inventory within a year . Additionaly, most times the callsign of a military flight is associated with the pilot or his organization, not aircraft type…kind of like Air Force One is any aircraft with the president on it, regardless of type.
Something doesn’t smell right in the altitude info for the track log. I don’t see keeping a 500kt groundspeed while climbing 20000’ per minute. flightaware.com/live/flight/VOOD … K/tracklog