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F-111 TACT in flight |
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| Photo Number: |
ECN-5033 |
| Photo Date: |
January 29, 1976 |
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550x480 JPEG Image (103 KBytes)
1174x1024 JPEG Image (563 KBytes)
3000x2615 JPEG Image (4,285 KBytes)
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| Description: |
The General Dynamics TACT/F-111A (Serial #63-9778) banks over the Mojave Desert. Note the fully loaded racks of inert pratice bombs which were carried for weapon loads evaluations on the supercritical wing (SCW) that was the main feature of the Transonic Aircraft Technology F-111 research program. Intense interest in the results of the earlier F-8 SCW program spurred NASA and the U.S. Air Force to modify the number 13 F-111A for the TACT program. This aircraft participated in a major research and flight testing program that spanned nearly 20 years, beginning in 1971 at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California. |
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| Keywords: |
F-111 TACT |
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