Syracuse, N.Y. — If you live in or around Syracuse, you might have noticed a big military plane making frequent passes over your home this afternoon.
What’s up with that, you ask?
According to the AirNav RadarBox website, it’s a U.S. Air Force C130 Hercules transport plane that flew out of Schenectady earlier today.
Screenshot from AirNav RadarBox shows the path of an Air Force C130 from Schenectady to Syracuse on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.AirNav RadarBox screenshot
The plane made frequent touch-and-go landings at Syracuse Hancock International Airport for about an hour, starting around 2 p.m. Touch-and-goes are a maneuver in which a plane lands and then immediately takes off without coming to a full stop.
Photos of the plane posted to the airport’s Twitter page indicate it is assigned to the National Science Foundation.
Military aircraft from around New York and bordering states…
