Sept 29 1975
From The Space Library
Johnson Space Center announced that the first of two Space Shuttle training aircraft had been test flown at Grumman American Aviation's Bethpage, N.Y., plant. The modified Gulfstream II would be used to train crews for Orbiter descent and landing procedures. The cockpit layout and the aerodynamic modifications of the trainers provided motion and visual cues and handling qualities similar to those of the actual Orbiter. The two trainers would be delivered to Johnson Space Center early in 1976. (JSC Roundup, 10 Sept 75, 1)
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