Identify a weird plane by description only

[kelel01 1]

Ok, I just saw a plane fly overhead, and it looked like it had a giant flying saucer on its back. I think it was a prop plane, and it was flying pretty low. I'm right by Dobbins ARB.

Anyone have a clue?

[Lindercles 0]

Holy crap, it's an F82 twin mustang!

[Amazon 7]

Probably one of these

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/g-washington/gw-prowlmoon.jpg

E-2C Hawkeye

[kelel01 1]

Well, that was easy. Yep, that's it.
What's it for?

[lawrocket 3]

It sounds like an E-2 Hawkeye, but I think that's a Navy bird.

http://photo.starnet.ru/Thematic_Wallpapers/Aviacija_i_kosmonavtika/Bombers_recce_patrol/USA/E-2/images/E-2=.jpg

There's a jet version - the E-3 Sentry.
http://photo.starnet.ru/Thematic_Wallpapers/Aviacija_i_kosmonavtika/Bombardirovshchiki_i_razvedchiki/E-3/images/E-3_14.jpg

Either of these it?

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[angrypeppers 1]

Kinda like this one? This is a Grumman E-2T Hawkeye...

Chris

Burn the land and boil the sea,
You can't take the sky from me.

[lawrocket 3]

Amazon beat me. It's for electronic surveillance, warfare, command and control, etc.

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[kelel01 1]

Definitely not the jet.

Oh, and now that you mention it, NAS (Naval Air Station) Atlanta's right here, too.

[Amazon 7]

It performs the same role as the USAF AWACS aircraft....

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/gallery/images/infoelect/awacs.html


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[simplyputsi 0]

actually everyone is wrong!!!

They want you to think that it's some radar thingy on top but in fact it's a flying saucer. They put it on top so that it looks like that and then fly up where no one can really see and lauch it. Then when it comes back it lands on it and they land.

That is what it is damnit!!!!


and love the new sig line. I've been using it on some stuff around the office.

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[sickandtwisted 0]

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What's it for?

Primary Function: Airborne early warning, command and control

Skymama stalker #69!!!!

[kelel01 1]

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and love the new sig line. I've been using it on some stuff around the office.

LMAO.

[simplyputsi 0]

You need to edit it.

It should say I quit dis bitch!!

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[kelel01 1]

Good call.

[Zep 0]

No it was probably one of these.

Gone fishing

[fields 0]

I live near Santa Barbara airport, where I have seen similar aircraft, but no flying saucer. They are California Department fo Forestry Tankers, Grumman S-2F 3AT Turbo-Tracker. http://www.air-and-space.com/20060625%20SBA/DSC_8149%20S-2F3AT%20N436DF%20CDF%20Tanker%2076%20left%20front%20taxiing%20l.jpg

There is a smilar dishless plane that frequents the airport here. It is the Grumman C2A Greyhound.

I regularly see a Piaggio Avainti. Now that is weird!

"And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk