Mojave Airport

So you've been to the border of Dreamland and have some film left over? Well head on over to the Mojave Airport

Mock helicopter used in the bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "The 6th Day."

This 747 (tail number N747GE) is an engine test bed. More details can be found here.[Thanks to Magoo for finding this link.]  It says "experimental" over the door, just so you know what you are getting into should you decide to take a ride.

BAE Systems retrofits tankers for the USAF and converts F4's to drones (QF-4). This gets a bit confusing, but BAE Systems bought out Tracor Aerospace in 1998, but didn't get around to changing all the markings.

F4 possibly to be converted to QF-4:

N-number : N424FS Aircraft Serial Number : 64-0965 Aircraft Manufacturer : MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model : F4D Engine Manufacturer : GE Model : J-79-15A Aircraft Year : 1964 Owner Name : US AIR FORCE OWNER Owner Address : 1434 FLIGHT LINE BLDG 58B MOJAVE, CA, 93501-1666 Registration Date : 29-Jan-1991 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental Approved Operations : Research and Development

Various KC135's.

F86E's (Probably more assets of BAE Systems).

N-number : N86FS Aircraft Serial Number : 1157 Aircraft Manufacturer : CANADAIR Model : F-86 MK.5 Engine Manufacturer : ORENDA Model : 14 Aircraft Year : 1954 Owner Name : PACIFIC COAST ENGINE & PARTS INC Owner Address : 870 ARROYO ST SAN FERNANDO, CA, 91340-1832 Registration Date : 28-Sep-2001 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental Approved Operations : Research and Development

N86FS is ex Canadian Forces s/n serial number 23367.

N-number : N87FS Aircraft Serial Number : 1491 Aircraft Manufacturer : CANADAIR Model : F-86E MK.6 Engine Manufacturer : ORENDA Model : 14 Aircraft Year : Not Specified Owner Name : PACIFIC COAST ENGINE & PARTS INC Owner Address : 870 ARROYO ST SAN FERNANDO, CA, 91340-1832 Registration Date : 28-Sep-2001 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental Approved Operations : Research and Development

N87FS is ex South African Air Force serial number 382

T-33

N-number : N303FS Aircraft Serial Number : 342 Aircraft Manufacturer : CANADAIR Model : T-33 Engine Manufacturer : AMA/EXPR Model : UNKNOWN ENG Aircraft Year : 1954 Owner Name : PACIFIC COAST ENGINE & PARTS INC Owner Address : 870 ARROYO ST SAN FERNANDO, CA, 91340-1832 Registration Date : 28-Sep-2001 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental Approved Operations : Research and Development

F-100F

N-number : N417FS Aircraft Serial Number : 56-3842 Aircraft Manufacturer : NORTH AMERICAN Model : F-100F Engine Manufacturer : P & W Model : J57 SER Aircraft Year : Owner Name : BAE SYSTEMS FLIGHT SYSTEMS INC Owner Address : 1434 FLIGHT LINE BLDG 58B MOJAVE, CA, 93501-1666 Registration Date : 27-Dec-1991 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Restricted Approved Operations : Other

N-number : N419FS Aircraft Serial Number : 56-3971 Aircraft Manufacturer : NORTH AMERICAN Model : F-100F Engine Manufacturer : P & W Model : J57 SER Aircraft Year : 1956 Owner Name : BAE SYSTEMS FLIGHT SYSTEMS INC Owner Address : 1434 FLIGHT LINE BLDG 58B MOJAVE, CA, 93501-1666 Registration Date : 27-Dec-1991 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Restricted Approved Operations : Other

N153TP is not registered yet. N153TP is ex South African Air Forceserial number 473. Impala 1 (MB.326B) These planes are most likely from the National Test Pilot School.

Usually you can't see the tail numbers. Here, you can see the tail numbers but not the planes.

Really 73-1171. From www.scramble.nl :

J. Baugher database:  74-0649 suffered a fire in 1981 and left at Seymour Johnson AFB as static airframe.

This plane has been converted to a drone according to the Scramble database.

A unique collection of tanks, Navy plane, rail cars...???

Pope-mobile prototype?

Perhaps a Cessna 310 or Cessna L-27A (thanks to Zipper).

 N4432V [1958 Saab A32 Lansen]

N5468X Saab A32 Lansen (year unknown)

Now for the parade of strange tails

N-number : N681DG Aircraft Serial Number : 54-681 Aircraft Manufacturer : FAIRCHILD Model : C-123K Aircraft Year : Owner Name : MOJAVE AVIATION INC Owner Address : 3511 SILVERSIDE RD STE 105 WILMINGTON, DE, 19810-4902 Registration Date : 18-Apr-2000 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Not Specified

N466TM tanker (June 2007)

Wingless C130

N760FR

N-number                       : N760FR
Aircraft Serial Number         : 72
Aircraft Manufacturer          : MORANE-SAULNIER
         Model                 : MS760
Engine   Manufacturer          : TURBOMECA
         Model                 : MARBORE IIC
Aircraft Year                  : 1961
Owner Name                     : FLIGHT RESEARCH INC
Owner Address                  : PO BOX 1142
                                 STARKVILLE, MS, 39760-1142
Type of Owner                  : Corporation
Registration Date              : 12-Mar-1987
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
Approved Operations            : Utility

N128AN

Experimental visual stealth

Junk, or waiting for inspection?

Madonna's warehouse

Mojave links:

Alan's Mojave Weblog

Goleta Air and Space (not specifically on the Mojave Airport, but some information is on the site and what isn't relevant to the Mojave is still worth the time to view)

A tale of two airframes