Yeah. That was a pretty scary program. When the weather was just right, they
were running two high mach flights a day into some of the worst conditions
you could imagine. Sometimes he'd fry the wicks clean off the bird.
Sometimes in the heavy stuff, he'd get St. Elmo's in an exact trace of the
panel shield and all over his suit. The canopy took it on a few occasions.
Some guys have ALL the fun!!!
:-))
Dudley

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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I've seen some video of those flights, the canopy looked
like a CD in a microwave.


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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| This is nice work if you can get it.
| Had a good buddy some time back pushing a NASA F106 out of
Wallops NAS
| seeking out and researching lightning strikes; call sign
"Sparky"
| :-)
| Dudley Henriques
|
| "Skywise" wrote in message
| ...
| I thought the mountian pilots might find story this
interesting.
|
| New Jet to Seek Turbulence
|
| Most pilots try to avoid whirlwinds, but a team of
| scientists is planning to use one of the nation's
| newest and most advanced research aircrafts to hunt
| them down.
|
| The modified Gulfstream V jet, called HIAPER, will
| study turbulent airstreams and whirlwinds known as
| "rotors" that form along California's Sierra Nevada
| Mountain range.
|
| Full story at:
|
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...whirlwind.html
|
| Brian
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| http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology,
Astronomy, Skepticism
| Seismic FAQ:
http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
| Quake "predictions":
http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
| Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
|
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