| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N714NA |
| Alternate Registration: | NASA 714 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed C-141 Starlifter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (L-300) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-300-50A Starlifter/KAO |
| C/n (msn): | 300-6110 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Unit Markings: | Ames Research Center |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Richmond / New South WalesMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSRI IATA: XRH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 3 June 1983 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 42905 |
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In the early 1970s Lockheed's L-300 demonstrator was converted into NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory, and fitted with a 36-inch infrared telescope between the cockpit and wing. A cover retracted when in use. It was able to get above most of the atmospheric water vapour that affected terrestrial optical telescopes. Ex Lockheed demonstrator N4141A, N714NA retired in 1995 and has been preserved at Moffett Field. It was replaced by a Boeing 747SP. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 February 2018, and has since been viewed 1566 times. |