https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ce0c6ab8-b65a-49e4-b8a7-8ff7a8d8f1c7 This 37-second video from 1976 shows a NASA F-15A taking off for a test flight from Edwards Air Force Base with an F-104 chase plane along side. The number two F-15A (Serial #71-0281) was obtained by NASA from the U.S. Air Force in 1976 and was used for more than 25 advanced research projects involving aerodynamics, performance, propulsion control, control integration, instrumentation development, human factors, and flight test techniques. Included in these projects was its role as a testbed to evaluate aerodynamic pressures on Space Shuttle thermal protection tiles at specific altitudes and speeds. Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/ix7xBtMiBUg Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:43:23 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ce0c6ab8-b65a-49e4-b8a7-8ff7a8d8f1c7 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.