What in the world? Unique 757

[gonzalu]

I have seen my share of weird looking test bed aircraft but this tops the list LOL

1673245N757A

[jerslice]

This is one of Boeing Fields more elusive and unusual visitors up there with the 707 AWACS...both only fly a handful of times a year. It's used (still) as a test bed for the F22 among other programs. Curiously I believe it is the first production frame 757.

[kc2aqg]

Cool looking bird, but I'm not sure that is the first production 757. That bird is Pratt (PW2037) powered, I think the first batch of 757s were RB211-535C powered and were delivered to Eastern and BA. It is an early build though, FAA says its MFR year is 1982.

[Mateo]

It's indeed Line Number 1 with model designation 757-200. It came to Baltimore about 5 years ago, and I somehow missed it - up there on the list of my most painful misses (along with ST-PRA and 00-0001); frames that I could have seen except for interference of some sort.

[kc2aqg]

I stand corrected, thanks Mateo!

[Art at ISP]

Looks like it could have been called the Flying Nun at one time....

[darlyn]

What is this...I don't even... O_O

[jerslice]

It came to Baltimore about 5 years ago

It actually goes to BWI fairly often considering how often it flies - probably in the neighborhood of once a year at least...along with Edwards.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE57A Last flight was in July of 2010. I knew I wasn't crazy about it being the first build!

I would love to catch 00-0001...which I've heard still comes into PAE now and then but it's never public. I think it's down in CA somewhere.