[First_Salute]

Sorry; no match; and definitely, that image is not a Boeing.

It is not a jet aircraft.

Thank you for the great pictures of the venerable Boeing 707 and 727.

[Republican_Strategist]

No, it looks like a 727 or as noted above - at least a tri-jet. Thanks for the denials - save em' for your interview with Iraqi officials. Hey! Look at the green patch in the Southwest - must be a field - maybe that means this isn't a jet aircraft.

[First_Salute]

Correction; actually, your silouhette is the Boeing 720.

Here is the silhoutte of the original "stubby" Boeing 727, from the same website where you found your silhoutte:

Boeing 727

Now, look at the trailing edge of the "right wing" in the "spy satellite" pic. From the "wingtip" to the "fuselage," as you traverse the trailing edge, it sweeps to the rear --- that amount of curve does not match either the Boeing 727's trailing edge curve or the Boeing 720 trailing edge curve.

The leading edge of the "right wing" does not match the Boeing 727.

The leading edge of the "right wing" does have some resemblance to the Boeing 720; but again, the trailing edge does not have the sweep seen in the pic.

[snopercod]

Nice work. The missing shadow under the right wing is a dead giveaway, as well as the lack of match to known aircraft types.

VERY nice work.

Now the question is, who is trying to spoof the media?

[safisoft]

Sorry; no match; and definitely, that image is not a Boeing

I am an airline pilot. I have seen thousands of aircraft on the ground from the air. It is my job to identify aircraft. The AIRCRAFT in the picture is a Boeing 727-100. Part of the vertical stabilizer is missing at the back, and the horizontal stabilizer is missing. As well, the left wing has had the slats removed... but beyond that it is CLEARLY a BOEING 727-100.