To: tanknetter
That had to be intentional for testing or something!!!! (looks like one of the early ones they flew at Pax River with the orange paint...)
I’ve never seen that before. But you know, I don’t doubt it could fly like that. I gotta keep that one and show it to my buddy (Also an AD)
I was FOOLISH to doubt the Tomcats!
44 posted on
04/28/2010 6:30:40 PM PDT by
rlmorel
(We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
To: rlmorel
That had to be intentional for testing or something!!!! (looks like one of the early ones they flew at Pax River with the orange paint...)
Yup, that's Tomcat #3, iirc and the picture was taken during initial flight testing. I believe that the Tomcat was actually ok'd to [i]trap[/i] in that configuration ... if a pilot found himself to be in such an unlucky situation. But I don't believe any ever did.
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