TG-7A Motor glider at Edwards AFB

[Old Viper Tester]

TG-7A, USAF s/n 81-0886, belonging to the 94th Airmanship Training Squadron at the USAF Academy. She was on loan to the 6512th Test Squadron, 6510th Test Wing, Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB in October 1984. The Academy had experienced some troubling approach-to-stall characteristics with the TG-7A, so this example was sent to the USAF Flight Test Center for evaluation. The 6512th was tasked with evaluating the aircraft flight characteristics and identifying any required mitigations in flight procedures. Note that the left wing has been "tufted" for airflow visualization.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

Old Viper Tester

[Blue Monday]

Looks like a fascinating machine. Thanks for the photos.

 

BM.

[stevehnz]

That is a change of pace, interesting looking beastie though with an elegant appeal. Thanks for posting, as always.

Steve

[Sierra Tango]

Many thanks for posting the images Sven. Being a knucklehead that I was back then I failed to take any pictures of one that was on display at an airshow either at Dyess AFB or Sheppard AFB in the early 1980s. Opportunity wasted!

 

Steve