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Test legroom in F-104 testbed for research pilot Steve Ishmael |
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| Photo Number: |
EC92-7281-9 |
| Photo Date: |
1992 |
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558x480 JPEG Image (105 KBytes)
1191x1024 JPEG Image (665 KBytes)
2000x1720 JPEG Image (850 KBytes)
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| Description: |
Research pilots do not only fly aircraft and spacecraft. In this 1992 photo, NASA's Steve Ishmael is seated on an ejection seat as it is lifted by a crane out of the back cockpit of a NASA TF-104G. Engineers wanted to make sure that Ishmael's arms and legs would not strike any obstruction should he have to eject from the airplane. Although this never occurred with the TF-104G, Ishmael was forced to bale out of a NASA F-18 on October 7, 1988. |
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| Keywords: |
F-104 Starfighter |
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