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What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 9:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi guys! This plane sits at Moffett field - does anyone know what it is?
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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 9:37 AM   
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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 9:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		It looks like a North American T-39 Sabreliner that has seen better days.

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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 9:57 AM   
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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 3:06 PM   
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Took a few minutes to figure out where you found that jet at Moffett using Google Maps. Why is it in that area of the base I have no idea. Scrap maybe, but I see some water craft too. Strange.

Also, for about 8 months now I've seen this Alpha Jet flying around Silicon Valley. It's so sleek and quite as it does the traffic pattern. It looks like its a permanent part of the activities going on at the base. I'm not sure what division of NASA is using it and for what reason. It would be interesting to know.

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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 3:29 PM   
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Status: online 		Ok did a little research. The jet is owned and operated by H211, LLC, which is owned by the Google founders. Looks like it's being leased to NASA for some greenhouse gas experiments.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/a-new-fighter-jet-for-googles-founders/

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2011/11-45AR.html

http://o3.arb.ca.gov/research/calnex2010/Afternoon/LauraIraci.pdf

Here's another link to a forum discussing the jet...

http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=243398&st=20

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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 5:27 PM   
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RE: What plane is this?? - 3/14/2012 6:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks, guys!! Mystery solved!!

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