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[i] In early 1984, DFRC conducted a series of inflight refueling tests to evaluate the process for application to the SCA. Two tankers, a KC-135 and a KC-10, handled the refueling of the SCA. Center personnel mounted the Enterprise atop NASA 905 in the mate-demate device (MDD) for six of the nine test flights. Both the Enterprise and SCA were instrumented with pressure sensors and accelerometers to evaluate structural effects of the refueling.[/i] The footnote refers to this article: “Inflight Refueling Tests for Shuttle Ferry Flights,” X-Press, February 3, 1984, 3-4 I guess they planned for nine test flights but never got that far.[/B][/QUOTE]
The footnote refers to this article: “Inflight Refueling Tests for Shuttle Ferry Flights,” X-Press, February 3, 1984, 3-4 I guess they planned for nine test flights but never got that far.[/B][/QUOTE]
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