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X-24B on Lakebed by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr
Tier 3 DarkStar on Ramp by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr
X-2 with Collapsed Nose Wheel by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr
HL-10 on Lakebed with B-52 flyby by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr
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Have you seen the film "The Right Stuff". It should be essential viewing for all those who frequent this thread. Half of it is based on the race to go supersonic the other half on the space race. It is my favorite film of all time, and seeing that picture above has made me want to watch it when I get home tonight.
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This is bonkers
I suppose at some point it becomes easier to lift the B29 than to lower the payload
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This is bonkers
The caption that goes with this is pic is:
Bell X-1-3, aircraft #46-064, being mated to the B-50 mothership for a captive flight test on 9 November 1951. While being de-fueled after this flight it exploded, destroying itself and the B-50, and seriously burning Joe Cannon. X-1-3 had completed only a single glide-flight on 20 July.[27]
Perilous times.
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