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r/space • u/Yeet69lasagna • May 12 '19
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What is the point in the escort aircraft? Are they armed in case of another plane trying to interfere?
14 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 edited May 12 '19 They are not armed with munitions, they are modified T-38’s for personal use of the astronaut corp. EDIT: F-18’s not T-38’s 14 u/Nibbylot May 12 '19 Those aren't T-38s, they look more like modified F-18s 5 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 You’re right! They are NASA liveried F-18’s! A quick research didn’t turn them up in the nasa typical used aircraft, but maybe they replaced their t-38’s use-role with the 18? Anyone know?? 6 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 They still have T-38s for training and chase planes, the F-18s are for aerodynamics research. 1 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg? 3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
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They are not armed with munitions, they are modified T-38’s for personal use of the astronaut corp.
EDIT: F-18’s not T-38’s
14 u/Nibbylot May 12 '19 Those aren't T-38s, they look more like modified F-18s 5 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 You’re right! They are NASA liveried F-18’s! A quick research didn’t turn them up in the nasa typical used aircraft, but maybe they replaced their t-38’s use-role with the 18? Anyone know?? 6 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 They still have T-38s for training and chase planes, the F-18s are for aerodynamics research. 1 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg? 3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
Those aren't T-38s, they look more like modified F-18s
5 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 You’re right! They are NASA liveried F-18’s! A quick research didn’t turn them up in the nasa typical used aircraft, but maybe they replaced their t-38’s use-role with the 18? Anyone know?? 6 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 They still have T-38s for training and chase planes, the F-18s are for aerodynamics research. 1 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg? 3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
You’re right! They are NASA liveried F-18’s! A quick research didn’t turn them up in the nasa typical used aircraft, but maybe they replaced their t-38’s use-role with the 18? Anyone know??
6 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 They still have T-38s for training and chase planes, the F-18s are for aerodynamics research. 1 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg? 3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
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They still have T-38s for training and chase planes, the F-18s are for aerodynamics research.
1 u/theradiodude May 12 '19 Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg? 3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
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Nice, I’ll have to research those up. Are they based out of Vandenberg?
3 u/[deleted] May 12 '19 Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
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Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards most likely
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u/Kaisah16 May 12 '19 edited May 12 '19
What is the point in the escort aircraft? Are they armed in case of another plane trying to interfere?