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Where old planes go when they "die"
- Thread starter nfo2b
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Saw one in the pattern at Charleston AFB back in '02.
The first I saw was back in '65 at Clark AFB, PI. I was on the wing helping the FE fuel the Connie and a B-57 across the line erupted with a huge cloud of black smoke.
"Hey Chief, that plane's burning up!!!"
"Relax kid, that's how they start the damn thing."
The first I saw was back in '65 at Clark AFB, PI. I was on the wing helping the FE fuel the Connie and a B-57 across the line erupted with a huge cloud of black smoke.
"Hey Chief, that plane's burning up!!!"
"Relax kid, that's how they start the damn thing."
phrogpilot73
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Are you sure it wasn't an Osprey??
When I first looked at the picture it reminded me of the British Canberra. Sure enough, the B-57 was originally a licensed built version of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-57_Canberra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-57_Canberra
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
The Canberra was a really exceptional airplane in its day because of better high altitude performance than most of its contemporaries. The big wing versions were almost as good as the U-2...
(Around the same time, English Electric also built another great airplane, the Lightning.)
(Around the same time, English Electric also built another great airplane, the Lightning.)
MasterBates
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Why did they smoke so bad.. We have some engines damn near of that vintage, (T-56) and they don't smoke anywhere like that. Not event the -425 in the COD.
It was the powder in the cartridge that created the smoke. Sorta like a super blank shotgun shell. Also known as a Coffman Engine Starter.
MasterBates
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Did not realize the cartridge smoked that much.