Time Travel Between Planes

Wouldn't you like to go back in time and walk around on this apron?

In this photo taken at Carswell Air Base in Texas, USA in 1966; A-37, B-52, B-58, C-141, F-4, F-5, F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105, KC-135, many of which have become legends over time. There are RB-57, SR-71, U-2, X-15, XB-70 aircraft and Thor Delta-A rocket.

The names of the aircraft also give clues as to what they were used for. The A-37 was a light attack (Attack) aircraft developed from the Cessna T-37 trainer.

The B-52 and B-58 aircraft were strategic bombers.

The C-141 was a transport aircraft.

F-4, F-5, F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105 were fighter aircraft.

The KC-135 was a tanker aircraft. K = Tanker (Aerial Refueler) C = It was from Cargo.

The RB-57 was a strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the B-57 strategic bomber.

The SR-71 aircraft was a Strategic Reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying at 3.5 times the speed of sound.

The SR-71 Blackbird (Blackbird) aircraft broke the record by taking the distance between London and New York in 1 hour 54 minutes.

The X-15 rocket plane was a piloted hypersonic experimental aircraft launched from the B52 strategic bomber. The X-15 aircraft reached a speed of 6.7 times the speed of sound (6.7 Mach) at an altitude of 100,000 ft.

The XB-70 Valkyrie aircraft, named after Norse mythology, was an experimental strategic bomber capable of flying at 3 times the speed of sound (3 Mach).

Although the U-2 aircraft was described as a utility aircraft, this spy aircraft, which flew at very high altitudes, was specifically named with the letter U to hide its main mission.

The Thor Delta-A rocket was used to send the "rover" spacecraft into space.