SR-71 LASRE

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

05.12.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

EC97-44295-51 A NASA SR-71 made its successful first flight Oct. 31 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. The goal of the first flight was to evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics and the handling of the SR-71/linear aerospike experiment configuration. The engine was not fired during the flight. October 31,1997 NASA Photo / Carla Thomas

NASA Identifier: 336236main_EC97-44295-51

• Date Taken: 05.12.2010
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 20:17
• Photo ID: 858004
• Resolution: 3039x2448
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• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US