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Aug 16, 1963
M2-F1 in flight over lakebed on tow line
After initial ground-tow flights of the M2-F1 using the Pontiac as a tow vehicle, the way was clear to make air tows...
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Oct 15, 1963
M2-F1 in flight
The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here under tow, high above Rogers Dry Lake near the Flight Research Center (later...
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Mar 21, 1963
M2-F1 cockpit
This photo shows the cockpit configuration of the M2-F1 wingless lifting body. With a top speed of about 120 knots,...
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Mar 15, 1963
M2-F1 ejection seat test at South Edwards
The M2-F1 was fitted with an ejection seat before the airtow flights began. The project selected the seat used in...
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Aug 22, 1997
M2-F1 lifting body aircraft on a flatbed truck
After the grounding of the M2-F1 in 1966, it was kept in outside storage on the Dryden complex. After several years,...
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Aug 15, 1963
M2-F1 on lakebed with pilot Milt Thompson
NASA Flight Research Pilot Milt Thompson, shown here on the lakebed with the M2-F1 lifting body, was an early backer...
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Aug 30, 1963
M2-F1 in flight over lakebed on tow line
Following the first M2-F1 airtow flight on 16 August 1963, the Flight Research Center used the vehicle for both...
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Mar 6, 1967
Dale Reed with model in front of M2-F1
Dale Reed with a model of the M2-F1 in front of the actual lifting body. Reed used the model to show the potential...
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Aug 28, 1964
M2-F1 in flight
The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here under tow by an unseen C-47 at the NASA Flight Research Center (later...
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Nov 5, 1963
E-10598
In this photo of the M2-F1 lifting body and the Paresev 1B on the ramp, the viewer sees two vehicles representing...
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