NASA’s new WB-57F (high-altitude aircraft) flies for the first time in 41 years

Post by arethuza » Tue, May 03, 2016, 8:00 AM UTC

Neil44 wrote: post #11

Fuzzwah wrote: post #3

I got to see an English Electric Canberra flying at a Temora Air Museum flight day. Very impressive machine and it boggled my mind that it was originally introduced to service back in 1951. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8OwMQ3JXKU

Love it. I have only seen the static one at RAF Cosford, they are really nice looking planes. IIRC the one there is white and fitted out for reconnaissance.

Post by cm2187 » Tue, May 03, 2016, 8:26 AM UTC

Post by Sanddancer » Tue, May 03, 2016, 8:36 AM UTC

Theodores wrote: post #9

I got the restoration but I didn't get what this plane is actually to be used for. Why do they need this plane? How will it help open up the first tourist hotels on Mars? Seems going backwards to space exploration.

Post by zackp30 » Tue, May 03, 2016, 9:37 AM UTC

cm2187 wrote: post #14

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Post by JorgeGT » Tue, May 03, 2016, 9:53 AM UTC

Quequau wrote: post #17

Maybe I missed it but where is the necessity for using such an old airplane for doing what they're doing?