NASA WB-57 back in the deployment cycle
02-12-2013 | 05:35 AM
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NASA WB-57 back in the deployment cycle
NASA WB-57s heading back to Afghanistan again.
I've not seen a picture of the cockpit before.
NASA's 'Spooky Plane' To Afghanistan - Business Insider
Btw - I searched for othr threads in which the WB-57 was discussed because I know that ther have been some, but the only one I could find that I might have resurrected was FTroop's on the RB-57 from 2010 timeframe.
If anyone else has better search skills - please post the link and I'll merge the threads.
I've not seen a picture of the cockpit before.
NASA's 'Spooky Plane' To Afghanistan - Business Insider
Btw - I searched for othr threads in which the WB-57 was discussed because I know that ther have been some, but the only one I could find that I might have resurrected was FTroop's on the RB-57 from 2010 timeframe.
If anyone else has better search skills - please post the link and I'll merge the threads.
02-12-2013 | 08:32 AM
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They probably won't be operating under a normal civilian ATC agency, or with a NASA flight number for that matter
There's a central black ARTCC that handles all global recon, special mission, black helicopter, stealth, etc flights
"Roswell center, this Aspen 45 checking on at FL900 just coming up on Petropavlovsk"
02-12-2013 | 09:08 AM
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02-12-2013 | 10:34 AM
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RB (WB) 57F have been "disappearing" from the boneyard and they are not being scrapped. I keep fairly accurate track of tail numbers and feel like they are playing a shell game with me. I use the "historical" feature of Google Earth" and can go back two years finding five airframes at the boneyard. 295 was on "show and tell" row and is now in Colorado being "returned to service." Two others are missing.
There are some interesting NASA WB57F videos. Here is a mid 1960s video on the USAF RB57F. Note the camera weighed 4,000 lbs. not 40,000 lbs. on the narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuWxBApnc0
There are some interesting NASA WB57F videos. Here is a mid 1960s video on the USAF RB57F. Note the camera weighed 4,000 lbs. not 40,000 lbs. on the narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuWxBApnc0
02-13-2013 | 03:48 AM
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A few years back, there was an annual hurricane in the Gulf, and we were flying around it between Central America and the CONUS. We were in a bit of awe when we heard a WB-57 check in "Descending out of FL600." Obviously, he had been overflying the hurricane or checking it out in some manner.
Very cool (and little known) machine.
Very cool (and little known) machine.
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