Video shows the NASA WB-57 plane touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.
Video captured by KHOU 11 television showed the aircraft touching down on the runway without its landing gear extended. The pilot then maintains control of the vehicle as it slides down the runway, ...
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NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)
One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.
A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending plumes of flame behind it, a video posted to ...
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New video takes you into the cockpit for 1st flight of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet
A new video gives us great looks at last month's historic first flight of NASA's new "quiet" X-59 supersonic jet. NASA plans to use the X-59, an experimental vehicle, to fly faster than the speed of ...
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What is NASA’s WB-57 aircraft, what does it do?
The WB-57 is a high-altitude research aircraft operated by NASA and based in Houston. Here’s what the plane is and what it’s used for.
This NASA aircraft isn’t about smooth rides, it’s about floating, falling, and repeat. Are we about to see a replacement?
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