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RAT55 Signals Intel Aircraft
Thedrive.com recently reported that the Air Force's wildly modified NT-43, better known by its call sign, 'RAT55,' recently made a rare flight outside its usual highly-defined operational area. The aircraft is used as a flying aircraft signature measurement laboratory. RAT55, arguably the most unusual operational 737, is flown almost exclusively within the desolate air training ranges that take up large swathes of airspace over south-central California and southern Nevada. On June 1, 2022, it ventured...
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