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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2  Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 11:01 |
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Really interesting. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2 Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 18:05 |
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The other reconnaissance plane that does not have a lot of info on how it performed or what it did is the RB-57F. I think I saw once once at one of the AMA semi-official museums.
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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2 Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 22:07 |
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NASA had some WB-57s that I worked a time or two.
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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2 Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 22:13 |
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Username Protected wrote: The other reconnaissance plane that does not have a lot of info on how it performed or what it did is the RB-57F. I think I saw once once at one of the AMA semi-official museums. Best talk I ever attended at Oshkosh was by an RB-57 guy. Talked about sampling nuke tests and taking pictures of everything south of Brownsville. They attached the extra pod jets if the mission called for max altitude - the pod jets gave them a few thousand feet. Otherwise flew without them and had additional range/endurance. Presenter said the airplane was a plus/minus 80K' airframe, depending on OAT... Very, very interesting.
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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2 Posted: 01 Oct 2023, 12:00 |
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Username Protected wrote: NASA had some WB-57s that I worked a time or two. NASA still has three WB-57 aircraft, based at Ellington Field. In fact, 10 years ago, they got their third WB back after it was taken out of the Boneyard. It hadn't flown in over 41 years. Former U-2 pilot Tom Parent flew it to Houston where it now works. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-spac ... 180970371/
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Post subject: Re: Before the U-2 Posted: 01 Oct 2023, 12:01 |
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Username Protected wrote: NASA had some WB-57s that I worked a time or two. NASA still has three WB-57 aircraft, based at Ellington Field. In fact, 10 years ago, they got their third WB back after it was taken out of the Boneyard. It hadn't flown in over 41 years. Former U-2 pilot Tom Parent flew it to Houston where it now works. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-spac ... 180970371/
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