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Theme : Aviation-NASA aircrafts-Prototypes  (1538 images)

Title : Eclipse project closeup of QF-106 under tow on takeoff on first flight December 20, 1997

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OFF THE GROUND - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project’s modified QF-106 lifts off under tow on the project’s first tethered flight on December 20, 1997. The successful 18-minute-long flight reached an altitude of 10,000 feet. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, hosted the project, providing engineering and facility support as well as the project pilot.