Aviation
North American Aviation F-100 in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel
Date: 1959
Archive: NASA
Print format: 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 11x14 and ISO A sizes
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Original: NASA
Archive: NASA
Print format: 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 11x14 and ISO A sizes
Delivery: Instant digital download
Original: NASA
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About this photograph
This black and white photograph was made in 1959 and comes from the NASA.
North American F-100-F airplane, equipped with thrust reversers, full scale wind tunnel test. 3/4 front view of F-100-F airplane with North American Aviation thrust reverser. On standard 40x80 struts landing gear down. Mark Kelly, branch chief in photo.
Credit: ARC NASA Don Richey.
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