Army Preliminary Evaluation I YO-3A Airplane

Abstract

The Army Preliminary Evaluation I (APE I) of the YO-3A airplane, manufactured by the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company of Sunnyvale, California, was conducted from 18 June through 9 July 1969. Twenty-seven test flights encompassing 36.0 flight hours were flown from Moffet Field Naval Air Station and Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, California. Performance and stability and control tests were conducted to determine the suitability of the airplane to perform a classified mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0876022

Entities

People

  • Gregory W. Condon
  • Ivar W. Rundgren
  • Wayne B. Davis

Organizations

  • Edwards Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Army Aviation
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Indicators
  • Landing Gear
  • Level Flight
  • Measurement
  • Performance Tests
  • Security
  • Tail Wheels
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites