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1965 De Havilland Canada C-8A (CV-7A) Buffalo
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N715NA

1965 De Havilland Canada C-8A (CV-7A) Buffalo C/N 2

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  • N715NA @ LFPB - NASA - by Fred Willemsen by Fred Willemsen @ LFPB
  • N715NA @ LFPB - NASA - by Fred Willemsen by Fred Willemsen @ LFPB
  • N715NA @ LFPB - De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo converted by Boeing into the Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) for NASA. Four turbofan engines and fixed landing gear make it look rather weird - by Van Propeller by Van Propeller @ LFPB

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:De Havilland Canada
Model:C-8A (CV-7A) Buffalo    Search all De Havilland Canada C-8A (CV-7A) Buffalo
Year built:1965
Construction Number (C/N):2
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:44
Number of Engines:2
Also Registered As:
63-13687  Transferred to NASA

Aircraft

Registration Number:N715NA
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:A98FCD
Certification Issued:1974-09-03
Last Action Taken:1994-02-16
Current Status:Deregistered
Registration Cancel Date:1996-09-24

Owner

Registration Type:Government
Owner:NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADM
Address:Moffett Field, CA 94035
United States

User contributed data

Serial Number (C/N):2    (by Henk van Capelle on 2016-06-03 16:40:40)

User Comments

Malcolm Clarke, 2016-06-03 17:24:58
 Delivered as CV-7A to US Army May 1965. Transfered to USAF Jul 1966 as C-8A, assigned to Air Force Systems Command for testing. To Univ of Michigan as N326D operating for National Center for Atmospheric Research. Assigned to NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA Aug 3, 1978 to Nov 22, 1993. Used for boundary layer control, STOL and V/STOL research.
Modified as a Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft [QSRA]. Modified by Boeing the QSRA featured four jet engines whose exhaust was directed over the upper surface of the wing and curved flaps. Through the Coanda effect, a portion of the propulsive force was deflected into propulsive lift while lift was further augmented by increased circulation associated with the high-velocity exhaust air flowing over the wing. The QSRA demonstrated its STOL performance by operating aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk without a need for catapult launch or landing arresting gear. Registered as NASA 715. Registered as N715NA Sep 3, 1974, cancelled Sep 24, 1996. (Joe Baugher)