| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N715NA |
| Alternate Registration: | NASA 715 |
| Other Marks: | 330 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Paris Air Show 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 1983 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 218949 |
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This unique DHC-5 Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) variant was a NASA research aircraft modified to study and develop Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) technology. The QSRA was among other things modified with 4 Lycoming F102 turbofan engines. It first flew in this configuration in 1978. This aircraft even performed a landing and takeoff on the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, (of course) requiring neither arresting gear nor catapult launch. The techniques learned from this Buffalo stood model for the Boeing YC-14/C-17 programme and is now preserved at Moffett Museum's airpark (CA) This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 February 2020, and has since been viewed 1431 times. |