HOUSTON (CW39) – When a NASA aircraft makes an unexpected landing, many may wonder what kind of plane it is and why it’s flying in the Houston area. A WB-57 is part of NASA’s High Altitude Research ...

The secretive U.S. Air Force NT-43A RAT55 was spotted flying with a NASA callsign in one of the areas reserved for the launch of the Artemis II mission, opposite to the one used by the WB-57 Canberra.

The classic UK-built Canberra aircraft DID have independent landing gear position indicators in the cockpit, I'm not sure if the B-27 US variant did. It's also possible that the indicators were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We are working to find out more details about a potential incident at Ellington Airport late Tuesday morning. Views from Air 11 ...

At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, there are three remarkable aircraft that the agency uses for research missions referred to as the WB-57. NASA classifies it as a jet, but it's not quite the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 50-year-old NASA research jet has performed an emergency "belly" landing, unleashing a torrent of flames and smoke as it skidded ...

HOUSTON — A NASA aircraft suffered a mechanical issue during an incident late Tuesday morning at an airport in Houston, Texas. According to a statement from Houston Airports, a NASA aircraft had an ...

NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft departs July 8, 2025, from Ellington Field in Houston. Two high-altitude aircraft from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston were deployed to the Texas Hill ...

I think the Canberra proved ideal for such modifications because it was fairly rare; a jet aircraft with a straght wing. There's not been too many of those I think. U2 is about the only other one I ...