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NASA research support aircraft are commonly called chase planes and fill the role of escort aircraft during research missions. Chase pilots are in constant radio contact with research pilots and serve as an "extra set of eyes" to help maintain total flight safety during specific tests and maneuvers. They monitor certain events for the research pilot and are an important safety feature on all research missions. Chase aircraft also are used as camera platforms for research missions that must be photographed or videotaped. Pictorial coverage - photos, motion pictures and videotape - is used extensively by aeronautical engineers to monitor and verify various aspects of the research project.
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US North American X-15A Hypersonic Rocket-Powered Aircraft - X-15 Flight 191, Michael J. Adams, Delamar Dry Lake, NV, November 15th, 1967 US North American X-15A Hypersonic Rocket-Powered Aircraft - X-15 Flight 191, Michael J. Adams, Delamar Dry Lake, NV, November 15th, 1967 (1:72 Scale)

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

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USAF Northrop T-38A Talon Chase Plane - Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1961 USAF Northrop T-38A Talon Chase Plane - "Jackie Cochran", Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1961 (1:72 Scale)

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world.

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NASA Northrop T-38 Talon Chase Plane - N923NA, STS-3 Mission for Space Shuttle "Columbia", White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, March 30th, 1982 NASA Northrop T-38 Talon Chase Plane - N923NA, STS-3 Mission for Space Shuttle "Columbia", White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, March 30th, 1982 (1:72 Scale)

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world.

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NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - Joe Walker, XB-70 Crash, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1966 NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - Joe Walker, XB-70 Crash, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1966 (1:72 Scale)

Introduced to the world as "the missile with a man in it," the striking Lockheed F-104 Starfighter promised to be the ultimate interceptor. Small, light in weight and with stunning straight-line performance, the F-104 was never agile enough to become what its designers wanted.

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NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - NASA Dryden Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1979 NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - NASA Dryden Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1979 (1:72 Scale)

Introduced to the world as "the missile with a man in it," the striking Lockheed F-104 Starfighter promised to be the ultimate interceptor. Small, light in weight and with stunning straight-line performance, the F-104 was never agile enough to become what its designers wanted.

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NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - NASA Dryden Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1987 NASA Lockheed F-104N Starfighter Chase Plane - NASA Dryden Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 1987 (1:72 Scale)

Introduced to the world as "the missile with a man in it," the striking Lockheed F-104 Starfighter promised to be the ultimate interceptor. Small, light in weight and with stunning straight-line performance, the F-104 was never agile enough to become what its designers wanted.

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NASA Boeing F-18A Hornet Chase Plane - N850NA/161703, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California, 2005 NASA Boeing F-18A Hornet Chase Plane - N850NA/161703, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California, 2005 (1:72 Scale)

The F/A-18 Hornet is the true multi-role aircraft. It can vault from a carrier deck, bomb a target and stay to dogfight even the best enemy aircraft without missing a beat. It's the Navy's first modern-era jet intended for double duty against air- and ground-based adversaries.

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NASA Boeing F-18B Hornet Chase Plane - N852NA/161217, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 2012 NASA Boeing F-18B Hornet Chase Plane - N852NA/161217, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 2012 (1:72 Scale)

The F/A-18 Hornet is the true multi-role aircraft. It can vault from a carrier deck, bomb a target and stay to dogfight even the best enemy aircraft without missing a beat. It's the Navy's first modern-era jet intended for double duty against air- and ground-based adversaries.

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NASA Boeing F-15D Eagle Multi-Role Fighter - Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 2011 NASA Boeing F-15D Eagle Multi-Role Fighter - Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, 2011 (1:72 Scale)

It's the fighter pilot's dream. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 is fast, amazingly agile and climbs like a rocket. It can "zoom-climb" to an astonishing altitude of 98,400 feet, and reach its normal operating ceiling of 59,000 feet -- flying at two-and-a-half times the speed of sound -- in just two minutes. With the best combat radar in the world, it can detect and destroy enemies way beyond the pilot's visual range.

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