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heng44
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posted 09-16-2017 03:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Joe Engle can be seen through the cockpit windows of the Enterprise as he prepares for the second free flight in the Approach and Landing Test series on September 13, 1977. The photo was taken from the Mate/Demate Device at the Dryden Flight Research Center.

Tom
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posted 09-16-2017 10:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Nice photo, Ed. Did Enterprise have ejection seats?

OV-105
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posted 09-16-2017 01:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, Enterprise had ejection seats.

astro-nut
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posted 09-20-2017 10:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Excellent photo!! Test pilots at work.

ejectr
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Hell of a trade from walking on the moon...

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You can see the word EJECTION on top of the vehicle in the photo.

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