NASA Research pilot C. Gordon Fullerton sits in cockpit of Tu-144LL SST Flying Laboratory.
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NASA Research pilot C. Gordon Fullerton sits in cockpit of Tu-144LL SST Flying Laboratory. Fullerton was one of two NASA pilots who flew the aircraft as part of a joint high-speed research program. Fullerton and Robert Rivers of NASA Langley assessed the Tu-144LL’s handling qualities at subsonic and supersonic speeds during the first three flights in September, 1998. The follow-on series concluded after four data-collection flights in the spring of 1999.September 1998NASA Photo / Jim Ross› TU-144LL Project Description