Uraltes NASA-Spezialflugzeug legt riskante Bauchlandung hin Die WB-57 stammt aus den 1950er-Jahren und zeichnet sich durch ihre extrem hohe Flughöhe aus.

Immer noch im Einsatz (gewesen): Die WB-57 stammt aus den 1950er-Jahren und zeichnet sich durch ihre extrem hohe Flughöhe aus. #sfcd #nasa #wb57 #flugzeug

NASA WB-57 Makes Gear-Up Landing in Houston After Mechanical Issue Aviation News – A NASA-operated WB-57 research aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Airfield in Houston after a mechanical issue, with all crew members reported safe. The incident matters as the aircraft supports critical high-altitude scientific and space-related missions. NASA confirmed the incident occurred on Tuesday at Ellington Airfield, where the WB-57 N927NA is operated by the agency’s Johnson Space Center.

#NASA #WB57 #AviationNews #Houston #EllingtonAirfield #ResearchAircraft #AviationSafety #SpaceScience #FlightOperations #Aerospace

AVIÓN DE LA NASA ATERRIZÓ SIN TREN DE ATERRIZAJE

Avión WB-57 de la #NASA aterrizó sin tren de aterrizaje en #Houston tras una falla mecánica.

Los #WB57 son aviones de gran altitud utilizados para estudios climáticos, observación terrestre y muestreo atmosférico.

#US #Texas

NASA WB-57 over Palmdale shows off its planform and massive wings in route to Pt. Mugu, May 2022 Special thanks to @zjhaviation.bsky.social who messaged me a heads up it was in my area #NASA #WB57 #Canberra #Bomber #aviation #palmdale #mugu #aviation #photography #nikon #aviationphotography

Map of the East coast of FL with a aircraft track originating at Kennedy Space Center headed East over the Atlantic.

One of NASA's WB57's headed out to watch the landing attempt. #BlueOrigin #Space #NewGlenn #WB57 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=acd5a1

NASA WB-57 over Palmdale shows off its planform and massive wings in route to Pt. Mugu, May 2022 Special thanks to @zjhaviation.bsky.social who messaged me a heads up it was in my area #NASA #WB57 #Canberra #Bomber #aviation #palmdale #mugu #aviation #photography #nikon #aviationphotography

NASA WB-57 getting ready to depart Westover Air Reserve base, 5/19/22 #nasa #wb57 #airplanes #aviation #avgeek

NASA WB-57 descending over Palmdale on its way to Mugu to monitor missile tests. May 2022 #NASA #WB57 #palmdale #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #milair #nikon thanks to @zjhaviation.bsky.social who gave me the heads up that it was int he hood

The #WB57 hashtag, #avgeek