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Thursday, November 04, 2010

US Secretary of State visits in a Boeing B757-200/ VC32A

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, arrived in Wellington early this morning on board this USAF Boeing 757-200/ VC32A, registration 99-0003. It's a really nice looking aircraft [what else would you expect?] and is parked up at the RNZAF Air Movements Base apron.

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4 comments:

  1. Martin Scharnke5 November 2010 at 11:28

    The way I read the tail the registration is 90003 not 99-0003.

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  2. Rodney5 November 2010 at 18:25

    Hi Martin,

    Yeah, that's just the way the Yanks write their regos up on the plane.

    Cheers,

    Rodney

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  3. Anonymous5 November 2010 at 19:36

    I was holding at L1 today and had to move as they were departing for CH. It was an honour.

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  4. Anonymous5 November 2010 at 21:08

    Its a nice jet, the winglets give it about a 5% fuel burn reduction at Mach .80, they also allow reduced takeoff thrust settings or increased payload.
    The winglets also give improved speed stability at altitude.

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