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  1. Ryan S.

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    #1 Ryan S., Aug 28, 2018
    One of the good things about living in houston and being near JSC/ Ellington field is you can usually see some interesting planes if you keep an eye out

    Today I saw sn unusual formation involving a NASA t38 and what I think may have been 2 NASA citations but they were just out of sight so couldn't tell. T38 profile was easy to spot though. Very tight formation. They left Ellington and went towards the city and then back to Ellington.

    Anyway to look up their flight plan? Or since they are in military airspace is that not possible?

    What do you think they were doing?

    Really wish I could have got a pic. I see the t38s all the time in tight formation but never a formation like this with the citations going near the city.
     
  2. Texas Forever

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    #2 Texas Forever, Aug 28, 2018
    Haven't they started a new astronaut class?
     
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    Ya. I see the t38s all the time. What was interesting was the tight formation with the business jets
     
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    #4 Wade, Aug 28, 2018
    Ever see their newer F-15 D models? NASA picked up three of them a few years ago.




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  5. Ryan S.

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    #6 Wade, Aug 28, 2018
    Yes, very cool.

    Like you said, lots of interesting activity at Ellington.

    I was there a few years ago trying to generate opportunities for them, post-Shuttle.

    Nice setup too.


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    #8 Gatorrari, Aug 28, 2018
    By the way, there is a new "Operations Manual" from Haynes on NASA, which I have on order and am waiting for. David Baker, who worked for NASA (and was one of the saviors of Apollo 13) is probably Haynes' best manuals author.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1785211153/
     
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    #10 BubblesQuah, Aug 28, 2018
    Dude. I just spent $200 on various "manuals". :D. I haven't read a fiction book since Junior high, but love manuals and such. I've never seen these. Thanks for that, I think.
     
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    #12 Gatorrari, Aug 29, 2018
    If you buy any of Haynes' other NASA-related manuals - all of them are pretty good - the one I recommend most highly is Apollo 13. Author David Baker was working for NASA at the time and was one of the people responsible for getting the astronauts home safely.

    http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Including-Saturn-CM-109-SM-109/dp/0857333879/
     
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    #13 tazandjan, Aug 30, 2018
    NASA just had their first astronaut SIE. Pretty sad. Have not read the reason yet.
     
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    #14 Tcar, Aug 30, 2018
    For us civilians...

    One of these????

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sie
     
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    Self Initiated Elimination
     
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    #16 beast, Aug 30, 2018
    You just have to love all these ERMA's (Easily Recognizable Military Abbreviations) :)
     
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    #17 Gatorrari, Aug 30, 2018
    A little bit O/T: One of my favorite acronyms was SCEPTR = SuitCase Emergency Procedures TRainer, which was developed years ago by Grumman for use in the field on the E-2 Hawkeye, so called because it fit in a suitcase, more likely an attache case.
     
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    #18 tazandjan, Aug 30, 2018
    We have an acronym for just about everything. Speeds up passing info, especially on aircraft systems.
     
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    #19 Tcar, Aug 30, 2018
    Thank you, I did read that he took himself out of 'contention'.
     
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    #20 Gatorrari, Aug 31, 2018
    And I think it all started with SNAFU and FUBAR.
     
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    #21 Ferrari27, Aug 31, 2018
    In the UK military there is usually a TLA for most things too!
     
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    #23 Gatorrari, Aug 31, 2018
    In today's Air Force, you can still fly a BUFF but you can't fly a SLUF anymore!
     
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    SLUF A-7 Corsair II

    Had to look it up...
     
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    #25 tazandjan, Sep 1, 2018
    Short Little Ugly "Fellow" for mixed company.

    I will see your TLA and raise you a TLAR from manual dive bombing. That Looks About Right.
     
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