Mid 50's Nylon X-2 Test Pilots

[oose]

stu

 

[rich]

Really outstanding, thanks. Any idea what's going on with the X-2's fuselage and tailplane?

 

[Weasel_Loader]

I've never seen those photos before. Thanks so much for sharing. Fitz Fulton was a long time test pilot at Edwards. Looks like a mix of L-2A, L-2B and B-15D. Some of the photos don't come up on my computer though, so I might have missed some others.

BTW, what looks like strings on the fuselage and tail is instrumentation to measure airflow over the aircraft during flight test.

 

[oose]

Hi, there are loads more, here is the link. They were new to me to, Life archive is full of nice surprises!
http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&im ... 07&bih=622

and some color ones to...






stu

 

[deand]

Thank you very much! How do you find these? I know, I know, you use a photographers name to search. Right?





dean

 

[hairpin151]

Ah,the golden age of flight.I truely love seeing pics from that era of military aviation.Todays stuff seems sterile to me when compared with the late 50's early 60's military aviation,especialy the Edwards crowd.Thanks!!

 

[hacker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=uk&v=lJCL9yc-R1g

60's military flying set to music...great film!

 

[usafwso]

Interesting that a CWU-1 with an L-2A over it.......... That is one combination I've never seen before..........