Hyper III, M2-F2 & RC Mothership
The Remote Controlled research staff from left to right are: Richard C. Eldredge, Dale Reed, James O. Newman and Bob McDonald. In support of the M2 lifting body program in the early 1960s, Dale Reed had built a number of small lifting body shapes and drop tested them from a radio controlled mothership. By late 1968, "Mother" had made over 120 launch drops. Next, Reed devised a program in which NASA research pilot Milt Thompson could remotely pilot "Mother" using an 8-ball attitude indicator from the ground.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ECN-2059
Date: June 26, 1968
Hyper III, M2-F2 & RC Mothership
The Remote Controlled research staff from left to right are: Richard C. Eldredge, Dale Reed, James O. Newman and Bob McDonald. In support of the M2 lifting body program in the early 1960s, Dale Reed had built a number of small lifting body shapes and drop tested them from a radio controlled mothership. By late 1968, "Mother" had made over 120 launch drops. Next, Reed devised a program in which NASA research pilot Milt Thompson could remotely pilot "Mother" using an 8-ball attitude indicator from the ground.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ECN-2059
Date: June 26, 1968