NASA 831, an SR-71B operated by the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., cruises over the Mojave Desert with an F/A-18 Hornet flying safety chase.
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NASA 831, an SR-71B operated by the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., cruises over the Mojave Desert with an F/A-18 Hornet flying safety chase. They were photographed from an Air Force refueling tanker during a 1996 mission.
The F/A-18 Hornet is used primarily as a support aircraft at Dryden, in such roles as safety chase, pilot proficiency, and aerial photography.1996
NASA Photo / Jim Ross