NASA 716
Check out the King C-8A (NASA-716) Buffalo Augmentor Wing Jet STOL Research Aircraft at Crows Landing during take-off in 1973. #c8a #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Vomit Comet
Checking out KC-135A 63-7998 Vomit Comet at Pima Air and Space Museum #vomitcomet #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Ground catapult launch
What the heck is this catapult system? #a6intruder #catapult #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
YA2F-1 147864
Check out YA2F-1 147864 Intruder, note there was no refueling probe and the rudder is smaller. #a6intruder #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
A-6 Intruder design
A bit about the Intruder at Pima Air and Space Museum #a6intruder #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control
The Supersonic Laminar Flow Control program demonstrated that laminar or smooth airflow could be achieved over a major portion of a wing at supersonic speeds by use of a suction system. The system drew turbulent boundary-layer air through millions of tiny laser-drilled holes in a titanium glove fitted to the upper left wing. About 90 hours of flight time were logged by the unique aircraft during the 13-month flight research program, much of it at speeds of Mach 2 with F-16XL
Nimrod XV232 tail pipes
I like big tail pipes and I cannot lie, Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 is having her massive tailpipes removed to then remove the engines. #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Focke-Wulf 44J
Checking out the Focke-Wulf 44J at Pima Air and Space Museum #fw44 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Lift off
Here is Orbiter Discovery OV-103 in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the overhead lifting sling hoists her off the transporter in 2007. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Space Shuttle fuel connection
Orbiter Discovery OV-103 suspended vertically from an overhead crane in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at KSC in 2005. Note the arrows point to the location of the connection to the External Tank (ET) that fed fuel to the Orbiter, the doors would close upon jettisoning of the ET. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari P
