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NASA - NASA Dryden Fact Sheet - F-18 Chase Aircraft (340 words) |
 | The aircraft were obtained from the U.S. Navy between 1984 and 1991. |
| NASA research support aircraft are commonly called chase planes and fill the role of escort aircraft during research missions. |
| Chase aircraft also are used as camera platforms for research missions that must be photographed or videotaped. |
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Chase plane - Wikipedia (169 words) |
| A chase plane is an aircraft that "chases" a test aircraft. |
| For many years the best way to ensure the safety of an experimental aircraft during test flights was to send up an airplane that would fly alongside it and observe the flight. |
| In the early days of USAF testing, the chase aircraft were manned by test pilots just like the experimental planes, providing a common language and bond between test pilot and observer. |
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