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Eclipse - tow flight closeup and release (2002)

2002 · Short film

Synopsis

This clip, running 15 seconds in length, shows the QF-106 "Delta Dart" gear down, with the tow rope secured to the attachment point above the aircraft nose. First there is a view looking back from the C-141A, then looking forward from the nose of the QF-106, and finally a shot of the aircraft being released from the tow rope. NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, supported a Kelly Space and Technology, Inc. (KST)/U.S. Air Force project known as Eclipse, which demonstrated a…

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