| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Image # : |
EC97-44295-108 |
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| Date : |
10/31/1997
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Title
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)
Full Description
A NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight October 31, 1997
as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71
Experiment (LASRE) at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,
California.
The SR-71 took off at 8:31 a.m. PST. The aircraft flew for one hour and
fifty minutes, reaching a maximum speed of Mach 1.2 before landing at
Edwards at 10:21 a.m. PST, successfully validating the SR-71/linear
aerospike experiment configuration.
Keywords
Lockheed Martin X-33 SR-71 Linear Aerospike Experiment LASRE Linear Aerospike SR Experiment Dryden
Subject Category
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft, Unique Aircraft, Rocket Propulsion,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
EC97-44295-108
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000258
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA Lori Losey
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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