N747NA SOFIA taxies towards the active - Rwy 14L. Note the bump on the rear indicating the location of the telescope.Next stop: Stuttgart Airport (mehr von N747NA)
N747NA SOFIA taxies towards the active - Rwy 14L. Note the bump on the rear indicating the location of the telescope.Next stop: Stuttgart Airport (mehr von N747NA)
N747NA first pic of the German-built 100-inch (2.5 meter) diameter far-infrared telescope weighing 20 tons mounted in the rear fuselage of that highly modified Boeing 747SP - many thanks to the friendly crew (mehr von N747NA)
N747NA Arrival of the NASA/DLR at Cologne, appearing for the first time outside the USA. Visitor for the DLR Tag der Luftfahrt. Unfortunately the plane arrived before sunrise (mehr von N747NA)