Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA.) Based on the #gulfstream2 platform. In flight only main landing gear would extend, leaving the nose retracted, and then the thrust reversers would be deployed to simulate the sink rate of the Shuttle. This one is based at the #texasair&spacemuseum in #Amarillo Texas. #N946NA #NASA #space #gulfstream by flaps5
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