"Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote in
news:cYednWko9L7YgJ_InZ2dnUU7-RmdnZ2d@earthlink.com:
>> Huh, I thought the X-16 was knocked off the table by the RB-57?
>
> It was. The existing B-57 could be modified faster than the X-16 could
> be built from scratch. Something was needed to fill the void until the
> U-2 entered service. The RB-57's light, extended wings were only good
> for about 500 flying hours, and Martin had to modify the wings to
> extend their service life. Still, it soldiered on, and the last time I
> saw one on active duty was with the ANG at Tyndall AFB, Florida, in
> 1975.
>
>
>om
>
I believe that NASA still flies 2 big wing RB-57F out of Ellington Field,
Houston, Texas
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