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The Chase Aircraft Company, founded in 1943, was an American aircraft manufacturer, ... Chase's first aircraft design was the XCG-14 assault glider, ...
Two chase aircraft, a Learjet 23 and a Cessna T-37, in formation with a NASA Boeing 747 905 as part of a wing vortex experiment. A chase plane is an aircraft that "chases" a "subject" aircraft, spacecraft or rocket, for the purposes of making real-time observations and taking air-to-air photographs and video of the subject vehicle during flight ...
Chase's CG-14 was selected as a starting point, and in January 1947, the USAAF placed an order for an enlarged, metal version of this aircraft, initially designated XCG-14B but redesignated to XCG-18A to reflect the basically all-new nature of the aircraft. When the prototype flew that December, it was the world's first all-metal transport ...
The first aircraft to be developed by Chase after its founding in 1943, the CG-14 was developed in preference to the Laister-Kauffman CG-10. [1] Constructed from marine-grade mahogany, as spruce was being used by the war effort in higher priority projects, [2] the XG-14 featured improved crash protection when compared to preceding gliders.
The Chase XC-123A was an experimental transport aircraft developed by Chase Aircraft. The first jet-powered transport built for the United States Air Force, it was intended for use as a high-speed transport for high-priority cargo and personnel. The XC-123A was determined to have insufficient advantages over existing types in service, and did ...
The Chase XCG-20, also known as the XG-20 and by the company designation MS-8 Avitruc, [1] was a large assault glider developed immediately after World War II by the Chase Aircraft Company for the United States Air Force, and was the largest glider ever built in the United States.
Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday and all 64 passengers on the American Airlines regional jet, along with three soldiers on the Black Hawk helicopter ...
First aircraft to fly with variable geometry wings. [5] Bell XV-15. V/STOL, Tilt Rotor Research, Retired (1) Ames Research Center: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Bellanca Skyrocket II. Fixed Wing Civil Aircraft Test Retired (1) Langley Research Center: Boeing 737, NASA 515. Fixed Wing Research, Terminal Area Productivity (TAP) Retired (1) 1974-2003