http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/tags/scalableagilebeamradar/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:48 -0700 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:48 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/buddyicons/25695066@N00.jpg?1332293433#25695066@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/tags/scalableagilebeamradar/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3801659829/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/25695066@N00/">TVL1970</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3801659829/" title="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 903 RT CRP"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2594/3801659829_bdbde28ecb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 903 RT CRP" /></a></p> <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:48 -0700 2009-07-30T11:30:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TVL1970) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3801659829 39.162327 -76.663228 39.162327 -76.663228 2448379 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 903 RT CRP <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> TVL1970 airplane geotagged nikon experimental aircraft aviation f16 ng radar airliners westinghouse pw bwi testbed prattwhitney gp1 sabr d90 naa bwiairport friendshippark northamericanaviation dixonpark baltimorewashingtoninternationalairport aesa xband sabreliner j60 northropgrumman xbandradar kbwi nikond90 nikkor70300mmvr 70300mmvr northamericansabreliner northamericanrockwell na265 na26540 n160w jt12 n168w scalableagilebeamradar nikongp1 apg68 thomasadixonaircraftobservationpark dixonaircraftobservationpark aircraftobservationpark northropgrummanelectronicsystems radartestbed experimentalregistration northamericanna265sabreliner northamericanna265 na265sabreliner sabreliner40 anapg66 apg66 anapg68 f16nose f16radome prattwhitneyjt12a jt12a prattwhitneyj60 northropgrummanscalableagilebeamradar northropgrummananapg68 northropgrummananapg66 activelyelectronicallyscannedarray aesaradar jt12a6 jt12a6a http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475112/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/25695066@N00/">TVL1970</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475112/" title="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 900 RT CRP"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3583/3802475112_b389866e43_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 900 RT CRP" /></a></p> <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:35 -0700 2009-07-30T11:30:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TVL1970) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3802475112 39.162327 -76.663223 39.162327 -76.663223 2448379 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 900 RT CRP <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> TVL1970 airplane geotagged nikon experimental aircraft aviation f16 ng radar airliners westinghouse pw bwi testbed prattwhitney gp1 sabr d90 naa bwiairport friendshippark northamericanaviation dixonpark baltimorewashingtoninternationalairport aesa xband sabreliner j60 northropgrumman xbandradar kbwi nikond90 nikkor70300mmvr 70300mmvr northamericansabreliner northamericanrockwell na265 na26540 n160w jt12 n168w scalableagilebeamradar nikongp1 apg68 thomasadixonaircraftobservationpark dixonaircraftobservationpark aircraftobservationpark northropgrummanelectronicsystems radartestbed experimentalregistration northamericanna265sabreliner northamericanna265 na265sabreliner sabreliner40 anapg66 apg66 anapg68 f16nose f16radome prattwhitneyjt12a jt12a prattwhitneyj60 northropgrummanscalableagilebeamradar northropgrummananapg68 northropgrummananapg66 activelyelectronicallyscannedarray aesaradar jt12a6 jt12a6a http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475416/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/25695066@N00/">TVL1970</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475416/" title="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 902 RT CRP"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3451/3802475416_98b7810a35_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 902 RT CRP" /></a></p> <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:43 -0700 2009-07-30T11:30:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TVL1970) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3802475416 39.162324 -76.663226 39.162324 -76.663226 2448379 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 902 RT CRP <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> TVL1970 airplane geotagged nikon experimental aircraft aviation f16 ng radar airliners westinghouse pw bwi testbed prattwhitney gp1 sabr d90 naa bwiairport friendshippark northamericanaviation dixonpark baltimorewashingtoninternationalairport aesa xband sabreliner j60 northropgrumman xbandradar kbwi nikond90 nikkor70300mmvr 70300mmvr northamericansabreliner northamericanrockwell na265 na26540 n160w jt12 n168w scalableagilebeamradar nikongp1 apg68 thomasadixonaircraftobservationpark dixonaircraftobservationpark aircraftobservationpark northropgrummanelectronicsystems radartestbed experimentalregistration northamericanna265sabreliner northamericanna265 na265sabreliner sabreliner40 anapg66 apg66 anapg68 f16nose f16radome prattwhitneyjt12a jt12a prattwhitneyj60 northropgrummanscalableagilebeamradar northropgrummananapg68 northropgrummananapg66 activelyelectronicallyscannedarray aesaradar jt12a6 jt12a6a http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475898/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/25695066@N00/">TVL1970</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802475898/" title="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 904 RT CRP"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3045/3802475898_abab9edc2f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 904 RT CRP" /></a></p> <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:54 -0700 2009-07-30T11:30:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TVL1970) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3802475898 39.162327 -76.663228 39.162327 -76.663228 2448379 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 904 RT CRP <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> TVL1970 airplane geotagged nikon experimental aircraft aviation f16 ng radar airliners westinghouse pw bwi testbed prattwhitney gp1 sabr d90 naa bwiairport friendshippark northamericanaviation dixonpark baltimorewashingtoninternationalairport aesa xband sabreliner j60 northropgrumman xbandradar kbwi nikond90 nikkor70300mmvr 70300mmvr northamericansabreliner northamericanrockwell na265 na26540 n160w jt12 n168w scalableagilebeamradar nikongp1 apg68 thomasadixonaircraftobservationpark dixonaircraftobservationpark aircraftobservationpark northropgrummanelectronicsystems radartestbed experimentalregistration northamericanna265sabreliner northamericanna265 na265sabreliner sabreliner40 anapg66 apg66 anapg68 f16nose f16radome prattwhitneyjt12a jt12a prattwhitneyj60 northropgrummanscalableagilebeamradar northropgrummananapg68 northropgrummananapg66 activelyelectronicallyscannedarray aesaradar jt12a6 jt12a6a http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802474846/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/25695066@N00/">TVL1970</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25695066@N00/3802474846/" title="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 898 RT CRP"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3432/3802474846_b63d6c9998_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 898 RT CRP" /></a></p> <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:28 -0700 2009-07-30T11:30:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TVL1970) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3802474846 39.162327 -76.663223 39.162327 -76.663223 2448379 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W - Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - July 30th, 2009 898 RT CRP <p>Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)<br /> <br /> It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The &quot;W&quot; at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996). <br /> <br /> More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.<br /> <br /> It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.</p> TVL1970 airplane geotagged nikon experimental aircraft aviation f16 ng radar airliners westinghouse pw bwi testbed prattwhitney gp1 sabr d90 naa bwiairport friendshippark northamericanaviation dixonpark baltimorewashingtoninternationalairport aesa xband sabreliner j60 northropgrumman xbandradar kbwi nikond90 nikkor70300mmvr 70300mmvr northamericansabreliner northamericanrockwell na265 na26540 n160w jt12 n168w scalableagilebeamradar nikongp1 apg68 thomasadixonaircraftobservationpark dixonaircraftobservationpark aircraftobservationpark northropgrummanelectronicsystems radartestbed experimentalregistration northamericanna265sabreliner northamericanna265 na265sabreliner sabreliner40 anapg66 apg66 anapg68 f16nose f16radome prattwhitneyjt12a jt12a prattwhitneyj60 northropgrummanscalableagilebeamradar northropgrummananapg68 northropgrummananapg66 activelyelectronicallyscannedarray aesaradar jt12a6 jt12a6a