Re: F106 in Vietnam

On Dec 20, 10:00 pm, dumbstruck <dumbst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There was an F106 pilot on the internet not too long ago (met him in
person too), and his flights were as recent as 10 years ago. Now I see
Nasa is releasing some info on his experiments. Can you guess the
purpose - how about as an inexpensive towed escort fighter for VIP
transport aircraft? (not exactly)

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/about/Organizations/Technology/Fac...http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/movie/Eclipse/Small/EM-0008-02.movhttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/about/Organizations/Technology/Fac...

If NASA and towed are the telling marks, he must have been involved
with the experments of towing an F-106 with a C-5 (C-141?). Gathering
data for an airborne via tow launch vehical.
.

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