NASA B-57 pair to film shuttle launches

According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.

"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printsto.../front/2145475

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According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.

"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printsto.../front/2145475

Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!

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Bill commented:

Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!

Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if not
older than the crew. All the RB-57F's were rebuilds of B-57A or B models with
original tail numbers somewhere around fiscal1954 or 55. They did get "NEW"
serials when GD rebuilt them.

Oxmoron1
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B-57 Nav, a long time ago in a world far, far away.

"Bill Silvey" wrote in message
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"Paul Hirose" wrote in message

According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.

"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printsto.../front/2145475

Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!


Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's

Keith

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"Bill Silvey" wrote in message
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"Paul Hirose" wrote in message

According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.

"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes
on either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printsto.../front/2145475

Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!


Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's

Keith

Well there's nothing *wrong* with the fact that they do; I just didn't know
they did.

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Well there's nothing *wrong* with the fact that they do; I just didn't
know they did.

There were a couple of Brit Canberras at NASA Ames a while ago
and just as few weeks past there was a B57. Both were NASA
connected.

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On 09 Oct 2003 21:28:49 GMT, (OXMORON1) wrote:

Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if not
older than the crew.

Oh, I hope not. One of the B-57 pilots will be 55 next month and he's
not the oldest one.

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On 09 Oct 2003 21:28:49 GMT, (OXMORON1) wrote:

Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if
not
older than the crew.

Oh, I hope not. One of the B-57 pilots will be 55 next month and he's
not the oldest one.

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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer





Still younger than John Glenn ;-)


I'd like to think that I'd be flying Canberras at 55; I don't do that now,
but I can dream.




Cheers

Dave Kearton

Keith Willshaw wrote:
Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's

And what's more, have used them under combat conditions in the current
century.

Cheers
David

Yep they were doing photo-recon over Afganistan, just because somthing is
old it does not mean you throw it away the B52 being an example.

Mycroft.