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@geoallegrezza @UrbanSpaceMan64 @aerohistorian @DrChrisCombs @AFmuseum I’m definitely going HL-10 on this one. Certainly the best looking of the first generation of lifting body configs. If we’re extending this to unflown lifting bodies (with AFFDL heritage) I’ll pick the Lockheed STARClipper
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy 2020. See you on the other side.... 🚀🎁✨
...needed to be air launched from a converted P2B-1S (the naval designation for Boeing’s B-29 bomber).
Once Douglas pilot Bill Bridgeman had tested the new configuration, the aircraft was transferred to the NACA, where Crossfield gradually edged toward Mach 2 in a .../4
Seems like the right time to give this fantastic illustration of the #Apollo12 crew by @gary_schroeder another viewing. Really captures the fun and friendship Conrad, Gordon and Bean seemed to share
#apollo50th
Isn’t this fantastic? More than amiable strangers, the crew of Apollo 12 were great friends and this cartoon by @gary_schroeder really captures that
#apollo50th #Apollo12 #space #avgeek