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A-5A Vigilante

North American Aviation, Inc. A-5A Vigilante jet aircraft used for simulation studies of the supersonic transport in 1963. These flights followed two flight plans that were based upon earlier NASA Flight Research Center studies, one for a variable-sweep wing configuration and the other for a delta-wing configuration. NASA Flight Research Center test pilot William H. Dana made approximately 21 flights.

DFRC Photo # Photo Date Image Description
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ET64-0319 March 25, 1963 A-5A on lakebed
E63-10338 August 11, 1963 North American A-5A Vigilante cockpit control panel
ECN-231 October 25, 1963 A-5A on lakebed



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