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Boeing commercial chase plane based at Boeing Field, Seattle used an F-86 (North American).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_plane


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M2-F2_Landing_with_F-104_Chase_Plane_-_GPN-2000-000150.jpg



572507 NASA Chase Plane



NASA Chase Plane (page 2) - Pics about space

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That is one of the noisiest pictures I have ever see. Must of been near deafening for that photog.

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[tcar]

Originally Posted by oldE

Close, but wrong end of history. B47 sn 52-166 may have made the last flight of a B 47 in 1986 when it was flown to Castle AFB where it was placed on display.



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Les

Thank you. I see they didn't want to chance a belly landing.

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by tcar

Thank you. I see they didn't want to chance a belly landing.

I was there when the B-47 landed at Castle in '86. The old general they got to fly it popped the drag chute on final, the way you're supposed to in the B-47, but he pulled the power off too soon and she dropped-in from about 50 feet. When it hit it looked like it had been mortally wounded--the mains compressed and the wings flapped as if a duck hunter with a flak cannon had scored a direct hit. There were more than a few gasps from the assembled crowd. The outrigger landing gear on each wing actually bounced off the runway as the wings flapped from the impact.

Those old engines spooled-up slowly so the slick B-47 needed that drag chute so the pilot could slow the jet to final approach speed while keeping the engines spooled up enough to enable a go-around if needed.

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you aeroplane fans may be intrested in this thing I thought it was pretty awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzGaO4Kdz2Y

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by abisel

Having owned a couple 510s in the past, I can only talk to them. Kinda like driving a big go-kart.

If you can find a 510 2-door with very little rust, do it. And let the fun begin. Not as expensive as the Porsche, but it can be depending on what you do to it.

Thanks for your insight. I'm pretty partial to the 510 sedans myself. I guess having kids makes me feel less selfish when I look at a 4 door. There's a few around and I suspect I should find the best one I can and try to bring it home. The best ones I've seen are about 1500 miles southwest of me in So Cal. bummer.

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[abisel]

Sweet! Nothing wrong with the 4-door or wagon (aka goon).

They are out there. Maybe this would help:
1968-1973 Datsun 510 For Sale

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Originally Posted by BE911SC

Holy S**t... Did he survive?