Convair YF-102 (53-1785) on NACA ramp at South Base, Edwards, CA, ready for instrumentation checks before a flight.
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Convair YF-102 (53-1785) on NACA ramp at South Base, Edwards, CA, ready for instrumentation checks before a flight. On the left, instrumentation engineer Cliff Morris and aeronautical engineer Thomas Sisk are preparing to perform an Alpha-Beta Vane calibration. The Alpha-Beta Vane measures angle-of-attack and sideslip during the flight.1956NASA Photo › YF-102 Project Description