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11-29-2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TNT
yeah the angle looks all wrong to be from outerspace. prob. a safety plane, after all the problems they have had.
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Yeah that sounds like a obvious reason, just to check how it was going.
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11-29-2006, 07:57 PM
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Even if it's a support plane, it appears to be in the upper atmosphere, so it's a unique angle anyway.
Awesome pics 8)
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11-29-2006, 08:55 PM
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Spent 5 minutes with Google to confirm who and how they took the images.
The Accent Chase WB-57's based out of Houston took those. That's part of their job description - observe and film launch sequences.
From 60,000ft that's the view from their office 
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11-29-2006, 09:04 PM
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Yeah, I initially thought it would have been a chase plane. It's an awesome set of pics, though. 8)
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11-29-2006, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
Spent 5 minutes with Google to confirm who and how they took the images.
The Accent Chase WB-57's based out of Houston took those. That's part of their job description - observe and film launch sequences.
From 60,000ft that's the view from their office
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Dani that is what i was more of getting at with safety plane. record what happens so they can see what went wrong 
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11-29-2006, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
^ hehe... I know
But I still don't see the 'safety' in these planes...  |
Safety? Its for observaiton - thyey have been doing this since the mid 1960's.
Gathering data and recording the events - and they could see things ground observation mised... those are hand held camera pics... this is what the really look at...
 
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11-29-2006, 09:43 PM
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The chase planes also observe landings.
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11-29-2006, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
The chase planes also observe landings.
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Yeah... its a different group that does the Approach Observations.. these are the Accent Observers.
Heres an onborad video of a Shuttle Landing...
Lets see the Top Gear gang do something this well
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/docs/Short115Reentry.wmv
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11-30-2006, 12:28 AM
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i love this aircraft,
it was designed as a bomber back in the 60's i thinik ... look what its doing now 8)
thanks for the info RC
edit:: weee didnt know 2nd page existed 
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11-30-2006, 05:50 AM
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^thanks RC45 for the info :good:
nice office they have
what kind of plane are they flying?
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11-30-2006, 12:28 PM
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OMG those shots are amazing :shock:
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11-30-2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by stmoritzer
^thanks RC45 for the info :good:
nice office they have
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They fly high altitude modded B-57 Canberra bombers.
http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/index.html
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11-30-2006, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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I would've guessed U-2s. . .
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11-30-2006, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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Very interesting 
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11-30-2006, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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Thanks!
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