| NASA Center: |
Ames Research Center |
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| Image # : |
A-15481 |
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| Date : |
01/01/1955
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Title
Free-Falling Body Nose Dives in Desert
Full Description
This missile-like free-falling body was dropped from an altitude of seven
miles. The purpose of this drop was to investigate the efficiency of
air inlets of a type suitable for high speed jet aircraft.
Its descent rate is checked first by automatic dive brakes (seen
partially open) and then by parachute. The body has buried its nose in
the California desert. The delicate onboard instruments which recorded
performance data were recovered intact.
Keywords
Test Jet Intake California Desert NACA Instruments
Subject Category
Flight Research at ARC, NACA-ARC,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
AMES
- Center Number:
A-15481
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001624
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NACA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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