| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NASA 230 |
| Other Marks: | 9 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
| Aircraft Version: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
| C/n (msn): | 184-52 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCLE IATA: CLE Local: CLE Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1960 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 136820 |
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The US Navy's AJ Savage was a carrier-capable nuclear bomber. It was powered by two R-2800 radials plus an auxiliary jet engine with a retractable dorsal intake. NASA used three Savages for weightlessness (zero gravity) simulation, including this one, Navy serial 134069. Photo from: NASA This photo was added on 14 April 2019, and has since been viewed 3581 times. |