Registration / Serial:59-0130
Alternate Serial:90130
Aircraft Original Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart (8)
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Aircraft Version:Convair QF-106A Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-31-19
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / KST - Kelly Space & Technology
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Edwards AFB Open House 1997
Photo Date:October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:201445Submit Correction
View count: 1158
NASA/KST QF-106A sitting in the static line-up at the 1997 Edwards AFB show. This QF-106 was used by Kelly Space & Technology to demonstrate a reusable tow launch vehicle in a project known as Eclipse for the Air Force. A couple months after this photo was taken they made the first towed flight behind a C-141. You can read about the details here; https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-049-DFRC.html
Registration / Serial:59-0130
Alternate Serial:90130
Aircraft Version:Convair QF-106A Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-31-19
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / KST - Kelly Space & Technology
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Registration / Serial:59-0130
Alternate Serial:90130
Aircraft Original Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart (8)
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Aircraft Version:Convair QF-106A Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-31-19
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / KST - Kelly Space & Technology
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Event:Edwards AFB Open House 1997
Photo Date:October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact
Photo ID:201445Submit Correction
View count: 1158
NASA/KST QF-106A sitting in the static line-up at the 1997 Edwards AFB show. This QF-106 was used by Kelly Space & Technology to demonstrate a reusable tow launch vehicle in a project known as Eclipse for the Air Force. A couple months after this photo was taken they made the first towed flight behind a C-141. You can read about the details here; https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-049-DFRC.html
Registration / Serial:59-0130
Alternate Serial:90130
Aircraft Version:Convair QF-106A Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-31-19
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration / KST - Kelly Space & Technology
City / Airport:Edwards - AFB (KEDW / EDW)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:October 1997
Photo by:Dan StijovichContact