Parachute-Deployment Flight Termination System on X-48C
The X-48C Hybrid Wing Body aircraft flew over Rogers Dry Lake on Feb. 28, 2013, from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The long boom protruding from between the tails was part of the aircraft's parachute-deployment flight termination system.
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NASA ID
ED13-0056-01
Date Created
February 28, 2013
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Jim Ross
Location
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
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