Fairchild T-46 / Rutan 73 Flight Demonstrator, N73RA / 0001, Cradle of Aviation Museum
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Registration: N73RA
Construction Number: 0001
Model Fairchild T-46 / Rutan 73 Flight Demonstrator
Operator: Cradle of Aviation Museum
Airport: Garden City - Mitchel Field AFB (Closed), USA - New York
Photographer: Jon Wickenden
Date Taken: 22/01/2009
Date Submitted: 15/02/2009
This aircraft is a 62% scale copy of the ill-fated T-46 used to collect information on the flight characteristics of the actual aircraft. It was flown for over 20 hours of testing by Dick Rutan in the early 80's. The T-46 itself is, of course, preserved at AMARG.
Picture ID:1158653