This is a Test(s) ...

[Mark Allen M]

Yah I know, some of you guys frown at the cryptic thread titles, but ..... it's the holidays and I'm right in the middle of the 5th (so far) largest fire in California history. I've been spending a lot of time in my office with the air purifier running non-stop. The air is horrible outside. I can tell you this ..... The firefighters (over 7,000 of them) are SUPERHERO'S!!!! Great bunch or guys and gals that I have breakfast with from time to time. Unreal how good they are.

Now for more airplane stuff for ya's ...

Part 1


P-63 ( CAF Dixie Wing) when used by NACA for tests involving the study of the laminar flow.






F4U-5N as seen at the NATC during testing in 1948

Below XF8F-1 Test-9-21-44

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Part 2

These are various NASA TEST aircraft I'm sure most of you know the types.

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Part 3

F6F's & P-51H's

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Part 4


YF-93A was a highly modified F-86. At one point it was called the F-86C

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Part 5




Vought F6U Pirate.

[sandiego89]

Wow great thread! Especially the Pirate and Reporter- never saw a Reporter with ordinance like that. Wish a Reporter survived- think the last one over ran the runway and cracked up in a ditch while fighting fires.

[Pat Carry]

Thanks Mark

[Ken]

Sometimes a photo just grabs you - as did the F-84 in front of the NACA hangar. Thanks for sharing, made my day.

Ken

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Part 6


NORTH AMERICAN FJ-3 #800 AIRPLANe on the NACA Ames flight line


LOCKHEED F-94C #156 AIRPLANE. COOLING AIR EJECTOR on NACA Ames Flight Line




North American F-100A (NACA-200) Super Sabre Airplane take-off.


NORTH AMERICAN F86-A #135 AIRPLANE on Ames ramp in front of hanger 211 with NACA PILOTS COOPER & CREER


GRUMMAN F6F-3 #874 AIRPLANE on the NACA Ames flight line


NACA Douglas A-26 Invader (41-39553) Moffett Airport


NACA North American P-51 Mustang (44-64415) Moffett Airport

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Part 7


Grummman XF7F TIGERCAT


Grumman F6F-3 42874 with NACA at Moffett Field


Body Mounted on RF-61-C Airplane in flight

[Chris Brame]

Thanks Mark! Keep 'em coming - Do you have any other shots of their B-45, 47-021 NACA 121?

[Mark Allen M]

What a tragic mess. A firefighter was lost as well. Very sad. I'm on the edge of voluntary & mandatory evacuation
Anyone with ideas of visiting Santa Barbara anytime soon may want to wait for a while until things work themselves out again, which they will.
252,500 acres burned so far. Firefighters are doing an amazing job.