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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 ...
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NASA WB-57 makes gear-up landing in Texas after mechanical issue

NASA said the crew was safe after a WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field in ...
Aviation Week Network

NASA Crewmembers Unhurt In WB-57 Gear-Up Landing

COLORADO SPRINGS—NASA says the two-person flight crew of a vintage WB-57F high-altitude research aircraft were unharmed after ...
CW39 Houston

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.

Vintage NASA Jet Skids to a Fiery Stop in Dramatic ‘Wheels-Up’ Landing

One of NASA’s vintage research aircraft made a gear-up landing at a Houston airport due to an unidentified mechanical problem, sliding its way across the runway while leaving a fiery trail behind.

NASA aircraft emergency landing sends sparks flying along runway

The WB-57 is a long-range aircraft operated by NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). It can fly for extended periods of time ...