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Jato, Pt 3 - F-104 02.jpg (1/1)
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Jato, Pt 3 - F-104 02.jpg (1/1)
NF-104 with built-in liquid fueled rocket engine.
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Jato, Pt 3 - F-104 02.jpg (1/1)
On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 08:55:19 -0800, "Lynn"
wrote: NF-104 with built-in liquid fueled rocket engine. Said rocket was not used for take off but was used in altitude "zooms" as a space plane trainer. This is the aircraft that almost snuffed Chuck Yeager and is dramatized the the film "The Right Stuff" (though they had to use a standard F-104). Here's a great website stuffed full of info on the project written by Robert W. Smith, who ought to know......... http://www.nf104.com/index.html Frogdog has left the building. |
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