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NASA Dryden's two T-38A mission support aircraft fly in tight formation while conducting a pitot-static airspeed calibration check near Edwards Air Force Base.

 
Photo Number: ED07-0222-29
Photo Date: September 26, 2007
 
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NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's two T-38A Talon mission support aircraft flew together for the first time on Sept. 26, 2007 while conducting pitot-static airspeed calibration checks during routine pilot proficiency flights. The two aircraft, flown by NASA research pilots Kelly Latimer and Frank Batteas, joined up with a NASA Dryden F/A-18 flown by NASA research pilot Dick Ewers to fly the airspeed calibrations at several speeds and altitudes that would be flown by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP during its initial flight test phase. The T-38s, along with F/A-18s, serve in a safety chase role during those test missions, providing critical instrument and visual monitoring for the flight test series.
 
NASA Photo by: Jim Ross
 
Keywords: T-38, T-38A Talon, mission support aircraft, pitot-static airspeed calibration checks, Kelly Latimer, Frank Batteas, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, safety chase
 


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