What Was Going on Here?

Aviation Notable Activity
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Why would a NASA plane be flying a course like this over the northeastern US and Canada?

flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA502

Thanks!

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Probably some sort of scientific mission:

nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Feat … ar_09.html

It is kind of spooky though :slight_smile:

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Excellent call. Going back in this aircraft’s history, I see that it was in the locations mentioned in the article you cited on the dates also cited.

Thanks!

(I wonder if they knew that the glaciers in Maine disappeared about 10,000 years ago…)

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L-Band IFSAR mapping

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Permalink: flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA … /KBGR/KBGR

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Also see discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=8250

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Thanks for the good information!

As a follow-on, here’s today’s flight:

flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA502

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Use the permalink when you are speaking of one particular flight. In this case, it is flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA … /KBGR/KBGR

You can get the permalink by clicking on the date of the flight. The permalink will be in the address bar.