Lockheed NF-104A was an American mixed power, high-performance, supersonic aerospace trainer that served as a low cost astronaut training vehicle for the X-15 and projected X-20 Dyna-Soar programs. Three aircraft were modified from existing Lockheed F-104A airframes and served with the Aerospace Research Pilots School between 1963 and 1971, the modifications included a small supplementary rocket engine and a reaction control system for flight in the upper atmosphere.
Название: Lockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer (Air Force Legends Number 204)
Автор: Scott Libis
Издательство: Ginter Books
Год издания: 1999
ISBN: 0942612973
Язык: английский
Страниц: 48 pages
Формат: PDF в RAR
Размер: 13.6 МБ
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