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Topic: NASA WB-57 crash at Ellington (3.5.2019)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-05-2019 01:58 PM
According to local media reports, a NASA WB-57 research plane experienced a malfunction with its landing gear at Ellington Field Tuesday afternoon (March 5). There were no injuries reported. There are conflicting reports on whether the gear malfunction happened while the plane was still at the airport or while landing. The extent of the plane's damage is unknown. SKY 2 aerials show the plane at the airport with minimal damage. Photo credit: John Gladu |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-05-2019 02:22 PM
Update from the Houston Chronicle: No one was injured when a NASA airplane failed to get airborne Tuesday at Ellington Field, space agency officials confirmed.The plane, a high altitude research aircraft known as a WB-57, had a not-yet-identified malfunction on the runway, said Kelly Humphries, spokesman for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Two people were onboard the aircraft but neither were injured, Humphries said. "The plane was in the process of taking off but was not considered airborne," he said. "We're just happy that no one was hurt." NASA plans to investigate the incident. |
Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-05-2019 02:33 PM
Wow, the B57 (Canberra) still soldiers on. Glad the pilot is uninjured. |
thisismills Member Posts: 262 From: Michigan Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 03-05-2019 05:48 PM
There was a nice article last year in Air&Space magazine about the WB-57s that NASA operates for atmospheric research.The B-57 is great fit for the task at hand and its refreshing to see the core design still being used to this day, albeit with some modern modifications. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-05-2019 08:45 PM
Kathy Sullivan was a systems engineer operator on the WB-57. |
Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-06-2019 02:08 PM
quote: Originally posted by thisismills: There was a nice article last year in Air&Space...
Thank you for that article. Very interesting indeed and just goes to show how an old successful airframe can be still be utilized.The only Canberra I have seen flying recently was at our local air show at Sywell a couple of years ago. It was the PR9 version and looked beautiful displaying. Unfortunately they have cancelled future air shows partly due to the Shoreham disaster as have many others. Even Farnborough have cancelled the public days this year for that reason and also because the numbers in attendance were down. Really sad. |