Approach and Landing Test

Enterprise

Free Flight 2

USA

Patch Approach and Landing Test (Enterprise)

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Launch and flight data

Launch date:	13.09.1977
Altitude:	7.925 m
max. speed:	499 km/h

Crew Engle - Truly

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alternate crew photo

Crew

No.		Surname	Given names	Position	Duration
1		Engle	Joe Henry	CDR	5m 28sec
2		Truly	Richard Harrison "Dick"	PLT	5m 28sec

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Engle
2	Truly

Space Shuttle cockpit

Landing
1	Engle
2	Truly

Flight

One of five free flights with the space shuttle Enterprise for testing of the new spacecraft.

Photos

Enterprise in free flight

Landing on 13.09.1977

©			Last update on October 16, 2008.