NASA - DLR - SOFIA
BOEING 747 SP
This model represents the NASA 747SP registration N145UA
INFLIGHT is known worldwide to produce museum quality die cast desk models.. They are very highly detaied including complete landing gear. Total production of this model is only 120 worldwide. This 1:200 die cast scale detailed airplane model was produced to specifications from the aircraft manufacturer and the airline company.
| DATE | REG | AIRLINE | LIVERY | NAME | EVENT | AIRP | NOTES |
| 1977-04-25 | N536PA | Pan Am | First Flight | ||||
| 1977-05-06 | N536PA | Pan Am | Delivered | ||||
| 1977-05-20 | N536PA | Pan Am | Clipper Lindbergh | Other | Christened "Clipper Lindbergh" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh on the 50th year anniversary of Charles A Lindbergh''s solo flight across the Atlantic. | ||
| 1977-08-14 | N536PA | Pan Am | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | JFK | Operating Clipper 101 from LHR | |
| 1977-11-25 | N536PA | Pan Am | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | HKG | ||
| 1980-05-25 | N536PA | Pan Am | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | JFK | ||
| 1981-04-01 | N536PA | Pan Am | Old small titles | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | ||
| 1985-01-11 | N536PA | Pan Am | Incident | FAI | Crew diverted to Fairbanks due to
aft cargo compartment fire warning light. No fire occurred, false indication.
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| 1985-04-28 | N536PA | Pan Am | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | LHR | ||
| 1986-02-13 | N536PA | United | Bought | ||||
| 1986-02-13 | N536PA | United | Pan Am cheatline | Seen | MEL | ||
| 1986-11-01 | N145UA | United | Reg Changed | ||||
| 1989-01-15 | N145UA | United | Old, small titles | Seen | |||
| 1989-01-20 | N145UA | United | Old, small titles | Seen | LAX | ||
| 1989-04-10 | N145UA | United | Old, small titles | Seen | LAX | ||
| 1990-07-01 | N145UA | United | Old, small titles | Seen | SFO | ||
| 1990-08-01 | N145UA | United | Old, large titles | Seen | |||
| 1993-04-21 | N145UA | United | Old, large titles | Seen | LAX | ||
| 1993-07-01 | N145UA | United | New colours | Seen | The only United 747SP to be painted in this livery. | ||
| 1994-09-08 | N145UA | United | New colours | Seen | LHR | ||
| 1994-10-19 | N145UA | United | Seen | SFO | Flew UA 59 IAD-SFO after having flown SFO-ORD-IAD earlier in the day, substituting for an out-of-service 747-100. It was supposed to be retired after this flight but flew the same routing one last time the next day (10/20/1994) | ||
| 1995-11-01 | N145UA | Retired | LAS | ||||
| 1995-11-12 | N145UA | No Titles | No titles, no logos | Seen | LAS | WFU, stored | |
| 1995-12-01 | N145UA | No Titles | No titles, no logos | Seen | LAS | WFU, stored | |
| 1997-02-17 | N145UA | No Titles | New United blue/grey livery, no titles/logos | Ferried | SFO | LAS-SFO | |
| 1997-02-20 | N145UA | No Titles | New United blue/grey livery, no titles/logos | Other | SFO | Maintenance | |
| 1997-02-20 | N145UA | NASA | SOFIA | Other | SFO | New titles... Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy | |
| 1997-04-30 | N145UA | Universities Space Research Association (USRA) | Bought | ||||
| 1997-10-27 | N145UA | NASA | Bought | Formally sold to NASA. | |||
| 1997-11-19 | N145UA | NASA | Status | New airworthiness certificate is issued by the FAA. Aircraft is classified as EXPERIMENTAL. | |||
| 1999-05-01 | N145UA | NASA | Other | ACT | Plane enters hangar in Waco for paint strip and maintenance. | ||
| 2003-06-01 | N145UA | NASA | Other | ACT | Telescope fitted into aircraft. | ||
| 2004-04-25 | N145UA | NASA | Other | ACT | Aircraft passes "Cabin Proof Pressure Test" in which cabin is pressurized to 12.5 PSI. | ||
| 2004-12-02 | N145UA | NASA | Other | ACT | Engine installation completed in preparation for first flight. | ||
| 2004-12-17 | N747NA | NASA | Other | New N number reserved, pending return to service. | |||
| 2005-02-10 | N747NA | Other | Aircraft jacked off of floor in hangar, and landing gear retracted as part of hydraulic test. | ||||
| 2005-04-01 | N747NA | SOFIA | Roll Out | ACT | Rolled out of hangar with new tail logo applied. | ||
| 2006-08-19 | N747NA | SOFIA | Other | ACT | Full power engine
runs. | ||
| 2006-09-25 | N747NA | SOFIA | SOFIA/NASA Livery | Roll Out | ACT | Rolled out with new paint in small ceremony | |
| 2007-04-26 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | ACT | SOFIA First Flight after heavy
modifications and almost 10 years on ground | ||
| 2007-05-21 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Other | EDW | Aircraft named in a ceremony by Eric Lindbergh. | |
| 2007-05-31 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Ferried | EDW | Ferried ACT-EDW It will undergo installation of systems and flight testing for the next three years. | |
| 2007-10-11 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | EDW | Performing flight Performance test
flights | ||
| 2007-11-16 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | Performed 5 successful test flights | |||
| 2007-12-19 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | Functional checkout of in-flight actuation and functional checkout of the telescope assembly | |||
| 2008-01-14 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | NUQ | Landed at 12:22 escorted by an F18. Both planes flew in from EDW. | ||
| 2008-01-15 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Arrival at its new base of
operations | ||
| 2008-01-17 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | |||
| 2008-03-10 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization testing. The primary celestial target was Polaris, the North Star. | ||
| 2008-04-18 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Primary mirror removed in preparation for the final finish coating of the mirror. | ||
| 2008-10-08 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Primary mirror returned into aircraft. | ||
| 2008-11-12 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Nighttime line operations testing. | ||
| 2009-04-09 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | PMD | Display at the dedication ceremony of the Dryden Aircraft Operation Facility, which is the hangar that is its new home at the Palmdale Airport. | |
| 2009-12-17 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Seen landing, accompanied by chase plane. | ||
| 2009-12-18 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Flight | First 100% open door flight. | ||
| 2009-12-18 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Landed at KPMD, accompanied by chase plane. | ||
| 2010-03-16 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | PMD | Landed at Palmdale airport, accompanied by chase plane | ||
| 2010-03-29 | N747NA | SOFIA | Other | Exploring the Hidden Universe. | |||
| 2010-05-25 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | First Light Flight | ||
| 2010-07-08 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | EDW | Working NASA Flight Control room for latest envelope expansion flight #35. | ||
| 2011-06-23 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | Flew more than 1,800 miles out over the Pacific Ocean to position itself in the exact location where Pluto's shadow fell on Earth | |||
| 2011-09-16 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | CGN | First transatlantic deployment of SOFIA. The plane was on display and available for tours on German Aerospace Day in Cologne as well as at Stuttgart Airport (EDDS) the following days. | |
| 2011-09-17 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | CGN | |||
| 2011-09-19 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Flight | STR | Flew CGN-STR | |
| 2011-09-20 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | STR | ||
| 2011-09-21 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh | Seen | STR | Flew STR-ADW. Returning after Germany visit. | |
| 2011-09-21 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | STR | |||
| 2011-09-21 | N747NA | SOFIA | Seen | ADW | Showcased for the public | ||
| 2011-09-23 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | PMD | Departed ADW at 15:15. The flight to Palmdale concludes SOFIA's first international deployment. | ||
| 2011-11-09 | N747NA | SOFIA | Flight | PMD | All night expedition at 35 000 Feet to abserve the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. | ||
| 2012-05-14 | N747NA | SOFIA | Other | Featured in video Destination Innovation | |||
| 2013-07-19 | N747NA | SOFIA | Clipper Lindbergh |
Size: 11.125 inches long.
Condition is MINT, NIB, factory packaged.
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