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... program. ''(Av, Wk, 10/18/65, 22)'' During May 7 flight of USAF-NAA B-70A No. 1, Michael L. Yaffee reported in Aviation Week and Space Technology , five of the ... operating during the half-hour flight back to Edwards AFB . When the apex broke, the XB-70A was flying at mach 2.56. About 30 min. later, NAA test pilot Alvin S ...

NASA test pilots L/C Emil Sturmthal and Col. Joseph F. Cotton flew XB-70A to 39,400-ft altitude and mach 1.23 in flight from Ed­wards AFB. ... , stability, control, and gust and canard loads and determine ground ef­fects during load approaches. ''(XB-70 Proj Off)'' NASA announced probable spring 1969 launch of Nimbus B2 to replace Nimbus ...

... day. (2MB PDF) NASA test pilots Donald L. Mallick and Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr., flew XB-70A to 42,000-ft altitude and mach 1.62 in flight from Ed­wards AFB ... ground effects during low approach, and evaluate pilot proficiency during touch-and-go land­ing. ''(XB-70 Proj Off)'' Astronauts James A. McDivitt , David R. Scott , and Russell L. Schweick­art ...

... field were obtained at dis­crete locations along the spacecraft during reentry. ''(NASA Proj Off)'' XB-70A, flown by NASA test pilot Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr. successfully reached 52,000-ft altitude ... Edwards AFB to evaluate ILAF-exiter vane systems, air vehicle performance, and han­dling qualities. ''(XB-70 Proj Off)'' USAF announced lifting of three-week ban on F-111A flights but ...

... /68; Reuters, C Trib, 12/4/68; GSFC SSR, 12/15/68; 3/15/69)'' XB-70A experimental supersonic bomber, piloted by NASA test pilots Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr., and Donald L ... . All primary objectives were accomplished, although cabin pressure prob­lem necessitated manual operation of system. ''(XB-70 Proj Off)'' President Johnson proclaimed Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of ...

... . Satellite reentered Sept. 25. ''(Pres Rpt 68; GSFC SSR, 9/15/68, 9/30/68)'' XB-70A, flown by NASA test pilots Donald L. Mallick and Fitzhugh L. Ful­ton, Jr., reached ...

... to have tremendous mass and a nature unlike stars. ''(Sullivan, NYT, 8/26/64)'' USAF XB-70A aircraft made fourth of series of taxi runs at Palmdale, Calif., reaching for first time ...

USAF XB-70A aircraft took off from Palmdale, Calif., on its first flight in extensive test program. The ...

... meet these requirements and at what costs. ''(NASA Proj. Off.; NASA Release 64.-253)'' USAF XB-70A research bomber achieved 740-mph speed and 35,000-ft. altitude in its third flight ...

... , Wash. Sun. Star, 7/18/65, A2)'' First flight of North American Aviation 's B-70A No, 2 from Palmdale to Edwards AFB was almost 100 per cent successful; the drogue ... landing, but the aircraft braked to a stop in the normal distance. The No. 2 XB-70 reached a speed of mach 14 and an altitude of 40,000 ft. Wing ... . Aircraft was piloted by Al White, chief NAA test pilot, and Col. Joseph Cotton, USAF XB-70 A test director. ''(Av. Daily, 7/20/65)'' "The President has taken the moderate ...

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