58th WRS, LONGWING
RB/WB57F Highly modified originally British Canberra. USAF "Longwing" High Altitude Reccy, mostly unknown, no longer in service.
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Very freaky looking. Are those static wicks on all the trailing surfaces?
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Interesting!
Static wicks - I understand what they do/are used for but are there usually that many? That kinda looks excessive, if my memory serves me right. |
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That's what I'm wondering about. Normally I only see a couple on each trailing surface of a Cessna or Piper, that is if they are installed at all.
FAA question: How many static wicks must be present? Answer: All of them. |
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Originally Posted by Brent
That's what I'm wondering about. Normally I only see a couple on each trailing surface of a Cessna or Piper, that is if they are installed at all.
FAA question: How many static wicks must be present? Answer: All of them. Many things about the missions flown and their purpose have never been disclosed, even though unclassified and non-military in nature. John P. CMSgt USAF ret. |
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Ive seen a plane like that not long ago. I live in the line of flight just north of Ellington. My X fiance worked at Continental express there she quit just b4 they moved to Hobby. How about that huge guppy lookin cargo plane, now that is on odd plane too. The nose opens up.
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Originally Posted by Harleyracefan
Ive seen a plane like that not long ago. I live in the line of flight just north of Ellington. My X fiance worked at Continental express there she quit just b4 they moved to Hobby. How about that huge guppy lookin cargo plane, now that is on odd plane too. The nose opens up.
The "Pregnant Guppies" were developed from C-97 Strato Cruisers. Also very versatile. pics at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/...y/gallery.html I've never been to JSC as much as I worked with their people, I've got to make it a point to do a Houston rally and visit the center. John P. CMSgt ret. |
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If'n y'all get a chance this is a great place to spend an afternoon go to Davi-Monthan AFB and take the walkabout it's GREAT!
http://www.dm.af.mil/ You can walk under an SR-71! Oh, and by the way-the recon Canberra was just spotlighted on the Discovery Channel show about Cold War era spy planes. Just this last week. |
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Originally Posted by maxcichon
If'n y'all get a chance this is a great place to spend an afternoon go to Davi-Monthan AFB and take the walkabout it's GREAT!
http://www.dm.af.mil/ You can walk under an SR-71! Oh, and by the way-the recon Canberra was just spotlighted on the Discovery Channel show about Cold War era spy planes. Just this last week. By the way, the PIMA Air Museum is across the highway from AMARG and has a number of one of a kind birds.http://www.dm.af.mil/shared/images/amarc_aerial19.jpg Checkout http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft.php John P. CMSgt USAF ret |
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http://www.dm.af.mil/shared/images/amarc_aerial19.jpg
I can see an XFire road trip in the makings here !!! Thanks for the link ! |
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Originally Posted by FTroopChief
Thanks for the Discovery Channel item. I'll have to watch for a repeat.
By the way, the PIMA Air Museum is across the highway from AMARG and has a number of one of a kind birds.http://www.dm.af.mil/shared/images/amarc_aerial19.jpg Checkout http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft.php John P. CMSgt USAF ret Thanks for the straightening out! |
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Thanks for the inside info. Maybe in another 20 years everything will be declassified and disclosed. I'm sure the family members of the shot down crew would like to learn more of what happened.
The FAA has rules stating that nav lights are to be turned on at sunset. Except the FAA has never explained exactly when sunset occurs. The FAA wants nav lights turned on when an aircraft is moving at night. An FAA inspector dinged a pilot who was pushing a plane back into its tiedown spot after a night flight because the plane was in motion but the nav lights weren't turned on. A new propeller was designed that had the blade tips bent back. An FAA inspector saw a plane with such a propeller and redtagged the plane because the inspector thought the prop had hit something which bent the blades. This one I think actually happened at Montgomery Field in San Diego maybe 20 years ago. Yet the story is still told to this day. The FAA - a government buracracy doing.......something. |
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You're right, Brent, the family of the crew of the shootdown is still hoping for information.
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Originally Posted by FTroopChief
RB/WB57F Highly modified originally British Canberra. USAF "Longwing" High Altitude Reccy, mostly unknown, no longer in service.
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../0/1308077.jpg Be safe. Chow, j. lloyd, retired military |
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Originally Posted by Conundrum
I was a jet engine mechanic in 58WRS, Kirtland Airplane Patch,NM, from Dec. 64 to Jul. 66. Seems I remember(very vaguely) tail numbers from 292 through 299 in F models. We also had some C's and maybe a couple of D's. We deployed a lot: Panama, Alaska, Australia and Nevada. I got spoiled. We gave 1st Sgt Sam Gullo many headaches.
Be safe. Chow, j. lloyd, retired military John Penz, CMgt USAF ret FTroopChief original F patch atch. |
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