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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:57 pm 
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Okay, clearly not a U2, but the overhead shot reminds me of one in a way...
Anyone have a clue of what type this is? Spotted at Van Nuys, CA airport:
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Looks like one of them there power gliders which is what a U2 is.


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It's one of the (Austrian?) Grob G520s. It was at last year's Farnborough display.


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Sure looks like it. Thanks!

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