Chase aircraft such as the T-34C accompany research flights for photography and video purposes.
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Chase aircraft such as the T-34C accompany research flights for photography and video purposes. They also provide support for safety and research. At Dryden, the T-34 is used mainly for smaller remotely piloted vehicles which fly slower than NASA’s F-18’s, used for larger scale projects. This aircraft was returned to the U.S. Navy in May of 2002.
The T-34C, built by Beech, carries a crew of 2 and is nicknamed the Mentor.October 14, 2005
NASA Photo / Tony Landis