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Topic: WTD: NASA pilot Milt Thompson images
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SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 355
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 04-07-2017 09:32 PM
   
I'm looking for high resolution images of Milt Thompson flying a lifting body. I've found some of him on the ground with them, but for the ones I can find in flight, it's unclear whether or not he's the pilot from the captions. Any help is appreciated. |
X-Plane Fan
Member Posts: 150
From: CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 04-08-2017 07:42 AM
In-flight photos of lifting bodies are few and far between since NASA preferred motion picture over stills for most chase flights. While Milt flew the majority of M2-F1 flights, he only made the first five flights in the M2-F2 before leaving the lifting body program. Here are a couple of Thompson M2 images. Hope this helps: 1 | 2 | 3. |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 355
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 04-08-2017 08:07 AM
Thank you for the background information and the great photos! |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-08-2017 09:45 AM
In the last image the front landing gear seems to be sideways. Did it rotate upon deployment? |
X-Plane Fan
Member Posts: 150
From: CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 04-08-2017 01:27 PM
On that flight the nose gear rotated upon deployment but the aircraft landed without incident. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-08-2017 03:52 PM
The December 1966 issue of Air Progress has a good article by Milt Thompson which includes a few nice photographs.  |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 355
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 04-08-2017 11:28 PM
Any idea of who the pilot was in this image? |
X-Plane Fan
Member Posts: 150
From: CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 04-09-2017 07:09 AM
This would be flight M-14-21 on 11/21/66: - Jerauld Gentry in M2-F2
- Bruce Peterson in Chase NASA 812
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