COLLECTION NAME:
Dryden Image Gallery
Record
Title:
Two T-38A Mission Support Aircraft Fly in Tight Formation
Creator:
NASA
Description:
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's two T-38A Talon mission support aircraft flew together for the first time on Sept. 26, 2007 while conducting pitot-static airspeed calibration checks during routine pilot proficiency flights. The two aircraft, flown by NASA research pilots Kelly Latimer and Frank Batteas, joined up with a NASA Dryden F/A-18 flown by NASA research pilot Dick Ewers to fly the airspeed calibrations at several speeds and altitudes that would be flown by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP during its initial flight test phase. The T-38s, along with F/A-18s, serve in a safety chase role during those test missions, providing critical instrument and visual monitoring for the flight test series. September 26, 2007 NASA / Photo Jim Ross ED07-0222-18
Date:
10/3/08
Identifier:
280904main_ED07-0222-18_full_full
MediaType:
Image
Year:
2008
Who:
Frank Batteas
Where:
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
Where:
Sofia
