THE YF-12 ARTICLES OF PROJECT OXCART AT GROOM LAKE

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With Lou Schalk flying safety chase in an F-104A, Lockheed test pilot James Eastham brings the first YF-12A in for a successful first flight on August 7, 1963. yf12_11.jpg yf12_12.jpg YF-12A 60-6934 showing the Air Defense Command (ADC) shield on the left vertical stabilizer while the right side carried the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) shield during the joint operations at Edwards AFB yf12_26.jpg yf12_15.jpg
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yf12_21.jpg yf12_22.jpg yf12_23.jpg Following the in-flight loss of the ventral fin during a NASA Coldwall mission on Feb. 27, 1975, an airflow sensor was placed where the fin was attached to measure airflow disturbance caused by the Coldwall experiment. The first flight without the ventral took place on July 22, 1975 with Fitz Fulton and Vic Horton at the controls. yf12_25.jpg d21_8.jpg

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