File:SR-71 LASRE.jpg
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A NASA SR-71 refuels from an Edwards Air Force Base KC-135 during the first flight of the NASA/Rocketdyne/ Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE). The flight took place Oct. 31 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. |
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| Author(s)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Source
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/SR-71-LASRE/EC97-44295-114.html |
| Date created
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October 31, 1997 |
| Country of first publication
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United States |
| Notes
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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. |
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