| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Image # : |
E-10628 |
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| Date : |
11/12/1963
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Title
M2-F1 Pilots
Full Description
The M2-F1 lifting body aircraft rests on the sun-baked floor of a dry
lake bed located out in the Mojave Desert at the Dryden Flight Research
Center, California. Pilot Chuck Yeager, seated in the cockpit of the M2-
F1, talks with fellow pilots from left to right Milt Thompson, Don
Malick and Bruce Peterson. All three flew the lifting body in several flights.
The vehicle later suffered a mishap when Peterson was landing it--the oil in the
landing gear hydraulics was not suitable for cold temperatures and caused the
gear to break and the vehicle to suffer minor damage.
Keywords
M2-F1 Lifting Body Chuck Yeager Milt Thompson Don Malick Bruce Peterson Mojave Desert NASA Flight Research Center
Subject Category
Lifting Bodies,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
E-10628
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000082
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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