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Old July 30th 07, 08:16 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Dave Kearton
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"redc1c4" wrote in message
...
| Ron Monroe wrote:
|
| "redc1c4" wrote in message
| ...
| Dave Kearton wrote:
|
| redc1c4 wrote:
| Troy24 wrote:
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| [Image]
|
| well, *that* would have been exciting......
|
|
| redc1c4,
| "That will be two E tickets please." %-)
| --
| "Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear
| considerable watching."
|
| Army Officer's Guide
|
| You have to be _this_ high to take this ride...
|
| so this was a NASA test? well, at least the photographer was s*ber....
|
| redc1c4,
| "Cheers!" %-)
|
| Not a NASA test, an operational test, like was done with the F-84G and
| F-104. The purpose was to use it closer to the front lines, where there
may
| not be an airbase available, and still deliver a quick response. Then,
fly
| back to where ever possible. They first tried non-powered "iron birds"
that
| had the proper CG, and launched them off the truck. When they were
| satisfied, they tried it on a real airplane. On one test, the JATO
bottle
| didn't drop, so, it couldn't land. The pilot had to bail out. North
American
| had a 20 min film showing the tests, that was very interesting. As far
as I
| know, it never made it into operation, although some F-104s in Germany
were
| set up to use this Zero Length takeoff method.
| Ron
|
| "Humor Check!"
|
| i'd explain the funny, but it's already died...... thanks for the info
| on the usage. i'd guessed as much from the picture.
|
| redc1c4,
| (i'll bet Dave got the joke! %-)
|



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Dave Kearton


 




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