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1990 - Color, Military Aviation Development: YF-23 Roll-Out & Low Speed Taxi Test

Reel Number: 221755-01

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1990

Country: USA

Location: California,Edwards AFB

TC Begins: 16:00:00

TC Ends: 16:12:00

Duration: 00:12:00

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1990 - Color, Military Aviation Development: YF-23 Roll-Out & Low Speed Taxi Test Title sequence & introduction. 16:00:41 Men working w/ forklift to set up behind Northrop employees talking about the plane. 16:01:11 Crowd of employees & family behind rope on tarmac, military VIPs from various service branches on viewing stand w/ Col Ray Crockett at lectern w/ ATF-23 (Advanced Tactical Fighter) on front. SOF introduction. 16:01:35 Kent Kresa, Northrop CEO speaks re 44 months that it took to develop prototype. Employess listening. Mike Murphy, Operations Manager, introduced and stands. 16:03:32 Hanger doors slowly open to music, airplane pulled out to applause. Various views, angles & distances. 16:05:13 USAF General Robert D. Russ speaks: “If a peace dividend is coming due today, it is there is no small part, because of the wise investments in the military forces. Today we are beginning the process to consider another peace investment...” 16:05:47 VO of Gen. Ronald W. Yates speaks re cruising above the speed of sound w/o limiting range. 16:06:15 MCU Gen. James Fain speaks to camera. “I believe the Congress of the United States will support Secretary Cheney’s position. This will not come easy...” 16:06:38 Mike Murphy SOF to camera. 16:06:54 Narrator / presenter congratulates all who have worked on the program. 16:07:13 Views of YF-23 and title: YF-23 Low Speed Taxi, ??Jul1990. Men working under plane tightening screws; LS. Engineer: “...we will only go up to 30 knots...” VO Test pilot Paul Metz walking to plane, walks around, puts on helmet, operating rudders & flaps, plane beginning taxi out of hanger & turns. MCU of pilot in cockpit. High angle plane on runway. Ground shots. View from tower; views from ground w/ heat ripples. VO about what is being evaluated on test. 16:11:38 Metz SOF to camera. “Its just the threshold...” Aircraft Development; 1990s; Military Aviation; Testing; Cold War; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk NOTE: First YF-23 87-0800, Prototype Air Vehicle 1 (PAV-1) rolled out on 22Jun90.

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