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Apollo Discussions => The Reality of Apollo => Topic started by: Geordie on April 07, 2017, 07:35:29 PM

Title: C-135 Chase plane info?
Post by: Geordie on April 07, 2017, 07:35:29 PM

I was showing my son some footage of a Saturn V (I don't recall which one) about a minute and a half after launch, and he asked me how they got the footage. All I could tell him was "Chase planes".

Then the other week I found this picture in a book about Apollo 8, in which it says "[...] taken at 35,000 feet by a telescopic camera mounted on the cargo door of a C-135 aircraft."

I've looked high and low for more info and pictures of this set-up, but have managed to find very little beyond what's in the caption of this (awesome) picture.

Does anyone know where on the net or in a book such info might be found? I'd love to give him a proper answer to his question.

Title: Re: C-135 Chase plane info?
Post by: Geordie on April 07, 2017, 09:55:45 PM

This is the book which contains that photo and description:

Authors:
Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
Title:
Genesis
the story of Apollo 8 : the first manned flight to another world

https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/351430038_genesis

Title: Re: C-135 Chase plane info?
Post by: Geordie on April 07, 2017, 10:05:43 PM

After all that I just found it here:

https://www.flyaria.com/airborne-lightweight-optical-tracking-system-aircraft-55-3123.htm

Title: Re: C-135 Chase plane info?
Post by: Obviousman on April 08, 2017, 05:30:33 PM

Here is another link:  http://afspacemuseum.org/ccafs/ARIA/

I didn't realise just how versatile this aircraft was; I knew of SOSUS but I never knew of this:

http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/views/pdfs/V12_N4_1991/V12_N4_1991_McIntyre.pdf

I think the USAF got value for money out of this aircraft!

Title: Re: C-135 Chase plane info?
Post by: Geordie on April 09, 2017, 12:41:41 PM

Thanks - there's a lot of great detail there.