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To: magslinger; All

That is a telemetry antenna. This first flight is used as a test (of course) and the antenna sends data to ground for the test team to monitor aircraft performance.


9 posted on 06/21/2006 8:59:07 PM PDT by JRios1968 (There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
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To: JRios1968
Thanks.

It still looks like a pitot tube.

Or a dart.

16 posted on 06/21/2006 9:03:27 PM PDT by magslinger (Watch out for Christians and their IPD's (Improvised Potluck Dinners)!)
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To: JRios1968

Do you have any idea why the gear is down in the pic?


59 posted on 06/22/2006 2:16:29 AM PDT by freeplancer
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