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Engineers checking nose boom on YF-102 Engineers checking nose boom on YF-102
Photo Number: E56-02135
Photo Date: 1956
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Description: Convair YF-102 (53-1785) on NACA ramp at South Base, Edwards, California, ready for instrumentation checks before a flight. Starting on the left, Instrumentation Engineer Cliff Morris, and Aeronautical Engineer Thomas Sisk are preparing to perform an Alpha-Beta Vane calibration. The Alpha-Beta Vane measures Angle-of-Attack and Sideslip during the flight.
Keywords: YF-102 Series; Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger; Delta Wing; NACA High Speed Flight Station; NASA High Speed Flight Station

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