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North American XF-82 Twin Mustang Prepares for Ramjet Test Flight
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Pilot William Swann, right cockpit, prepares the North American XF-82 Twin Mustang for flight at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The aircraft was one of only two prototypes built by North American in October 1945 and powered by Packard Merlin V-1650 piston engines. Over 270 of the F-82 long-distance pursuit fighters were produced during the 1940s.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineNorth American XF-82 Twin Mustang Prepares for Ramjet Test Flight. NASA/GRC, 1949-04-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1949-C-23330.
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