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NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) SR-71 with the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod held over its attachment points on the aircraft for a fit-check. The fit-check occurred Feb. 15, 1996, at Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Palmdale, CA.
The addition of the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod to NASA’s SR-71, tail number 844, added seven tons to the aircraft. This Feb. 15, 1996 photo of the pod’s fit-check at the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Palmdale, CA, shows the LASRE package being hoisted above the aircraft, which has its right engine pod and the attached wing up. The SR-71’s engines, tails, and various other parts were removed for refurbishment.15 Feb 1996
NASA Photo / Tony Landis› SR-71-LASRE Project Description