It’s a Gulfstream I and Grumman’s initial attempt in civil aviation. But the tail number is unusual.
Who can figure out what’s unusual about this tail number?
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Propflux01
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Why is it unusual? Because of the double letter on the end? N for USA-base, any combo of up to 5 numbers open that's available (except 1-99), and the two letters designated open available as well. In this case, last reportedly owned by Walt Disney
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Yeah. The owner specifically requested it.
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Bingo!
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Many planes are marked this way. Especially airliners. Some of the Delta airliners still have "NW" at the end of their numbers as they were never changed after the merger with NW air.
Are you absolutely sure it's not Minnie Mouse?
Yeah - that was Walt Disney's plane and was supposedly legendary for its use in scouting for locations for his "Florida Project" and Caribbean locations for design of Pirates of the Caribbean.
It's currently in Palm Springs and was repainted in the same colors as when it was delivered.
It's currently in Palm Springs and was repainted in the same colors as when it was delivered.
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I think I posted it here once, but I remember seeing "N1" when doing flightline at the Oshkosh Fly-In.
Just as some Delta airliners have registration numbers ending in "AT"
Wonder where that came from?
Is a plane male or female?
In any case, Walt Disney used it extensively for business and personal use.
It had various paint jobs over the years, but was apparently left in Florida before it was restored. It must have been modified as the windows look different.
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Not 100% sure, but I would bet it was from LATAM Air from their 2020 merger. Were they Boeing aircraft or Scarebus?
They were the last models built at Long Beach.
The original operator also had a much smaller hub operation at ATL.
We flew on the type with this carrier a few times out of DAY to SJU via ATL.
Those are two different planes...tail number was transferred on registration multiple times throughout the years I would assume.Is a plane male or female?
In any case, Walt Disney used it extensively for business and personal use.
It had various paint jobs over the years, but was apparently left in Florida before it was restored. It must have been modified as the windows look different.
Yup the yellow one is a Beechcraft I believe.
Apparently its called "Mickey Mouse One".
https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/gallery-walt-disneys-mickey-mouse-one
Starting to make sense now, but the original is a Gulfstream I.
That first plane looks to be a Cessna 425, the current reg is for the 2nd acft shown.
It's a King Air 90.
So it is thx 
