F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB.
An in-flight photo of the NASA F-15A used to carry a 10 degree cone to collect aerodynamic data to calibrate the data from wind tunnels. Acting as chase for the flight was a NASA T-38 aircraft.
- Date
- 1980-03-20
- Photographer / author
- NASA
- Collection
- AFRC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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"F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB." (1980-03-20). NASA/AFRC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/EC80-12546Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 90350.
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