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To: 2CAVTrooper

In 1969 I was working for Hughes Aircraft Company and they had a YF-12 (is that the same as A-12?)bailed to them to test the AIM-47 missile. I got to sit in the back seat (not fly, just look). NASA had a couple at the time and crashed one so they took the one Hughes had.


93 posted on 01/12/2018 2:13:59 PM PST by saminfl
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To: saminfl

The YF-12 was an interceptor version. It was called the YF-12 to hide the still secret A-12 program.

The nose was modified with the chines trimmed back to allow fitting a radome, had a second seat (A-12 was single seat), and the camera bays were converted to carry missiles.

There were 3 made before the program was cancelled.

The sole remaining YF-12 is at the AF museum at Wright-Patterson AFB


109 posted on 01/12/2018 5:28:36 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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