BUT HOW DOES IT FLY?

FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERING AT THE USAF FLIGHT TEST CENTER

Video from Ron Hart.   "Webized" by Larry Gorden.

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24 minutes, 33MB

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The following people have been identified in the video:

Richard Abrams Niilo Lund Lyle Scofield
Les Bervin Chris Oliver Ed Seto
Ed Bradfield Jack Pearson Fred Stoliker
Clen Hendrickson John Rampey Floyd Stroup
Richard Hildebrand Burt Rutan            

It is believed the film was made in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Following are a few frames from the video.

 

 

 

 

Richard Hildebrand tells us about "Flight Test"

 

 

Ed Bradfield hard at work???

 

 

A "modern" control room

 

 

 

Recognize this?  It says "Stoliker" on the binding edge and a young Burt Rutan is telling about it.

 

Here's Burt now (no sideburns???)