Southwest Jet on EMP Test Platform

China Lake, California (CA), US

Is that an old Southwest jet on a EMP test platform at China Lake?

Southwest Jet on EMP Test Platform

China Lake, California (CA), US

Is that an old Southwest jet on a EMP test platform at China Lake?

Government - National - USA, Military - R&D
Links: en.wikipedia.org, www.navair.navy.mil
By: jbottero

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Comments

jbottero

@ 2013-07-06 19:21:50

Makes you wonder where they landed it or towed it from...

militaryman

@ 2013-07-07 06:38:34

I don't think that is a "Southwest" plane. The engines on it are pretty old and most likely not operational and they haven't had those engines in a long time, way before they switched to the blue color scheme.