![The HL-10 aircraft touches down at Rogers Dry Lake.](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/E-16211/E-16211~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1505&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
HL-10 Completes its First Research Flight
The HL-10 Lifting Body completes its first research flight with a landing on Rogers Dry Lake. Due to control problems, pilot Bruce Peterson had to land at a higher speed than originally planned in order to keep the vehicle under control. The actual touchdown speed was about 280 knots. This was 30 knots above the speed called for in the flight plan. The HL-10's first flight had lasted 3 minutes and 9 seconds.
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TakenDecember 22, 1966
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