Shuttle Tile Flight Test Fixture (FTF) on NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft

This photo shows the Shuttle tile flight test fixture under the wing of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D aircraft.

This photo shows the Shuttle tile flight test fixture under the wing of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D aircraft.

Photographer NASA/Susan Bledsoe
Location AFRC
WP-3DF-104LockheedNational Oceanographic and Atmospheric AdministrationAmes-Dryden Flight Research FacilityDryden Flight Research CenterSpace Shuttle thermal protection systemRobert R MeyerJr Department of Commerce