Lockheed Nf-104a Aerospace Trainer (air Force Legends Number 204)

Lockheed Nf-104a Aerospace Trainer (air Force Legends Number 204)
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Lockheed NF-104A was an American mixed power, high-performance, supersonic aerospace trainer that served as a low cost astronaut training vehicle for the X-15 and projected X-20 Dyna-Soar programs. Three aircraft were modified from existing Lockheed F-104A airframes and served with the Aerospace Research Pilots School between 1963 and 1971, the modifications included a small supplementary rocket engine and a reaction control system for flight in the upper atmosphere.

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