North American Aviation A-5A Vigilante

In 1963, a North American Aviation A-5A Vigilante jet was utilized for simulation studies related to a proposed supersonic transport. These flights were based on two flight plans derived from earlier studies at NASA’s Flight Research Center: one for a variable-sweep wing configuration and the other for a delta-wing design. NASA test pilot William H. Dana conducted approximately 21 flights along federal airways leading into Los Angeles. […]