Checking out some tails
Checking out some tails at Pima Air and Space Museum #e1b #s2tracker #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Wind tunnel testing
Check out testing of the wing boundary layer control of the A3D in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel at NACA Ames in 1955. #a3d #nasa #windtunnel #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Outer wings folding down
A little bit about the XB-70’s outer wings. #xb70 #xb70valkyrie #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Enterprise under construction
Here is USS Enterprise CVAN-65 under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., 23 July 1958. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari
Drag chute on the Space Shuttle
Did you know on STS-49 Space Shuttle Endeavour made its flight and utilized a new drag chute system on landing, May 1992. The rest of the fleet was then retrofitted with the drag chute system. #spaceshuttle #sts49 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Checking out the Tracker
A little about the Tracker at Pima Air and Space Museum #s2tracker #stoof #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Chase XCG-20
C-123 Provider began in glider form with its predecessor, the Chase XCG-20. The vertical stabilizer has more of a slope and of course it is being towed. #c123 #xcg20 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
F-11 Blue Angel
A little bit about the F-11 Tiger at Pima Air and Space Museum #f11 #blueangels #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
LAPES at Khe Sanh
Part of the resupply of Khe Sanh involved LAPES drops of supplies from aircraft as they were flying low over of the runway. The pallet of cargo had two parachutes, a drogue chute which pulled the extraction chute out the back of the aircraft, which pulled the cargo out. #khesanh #c130 #lapes #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
USCG C-123
Check out the Coast Guard C-123 at Pima Air and Space Museum #uscg #c123 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
