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Top view of an NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL) aircraft on the test pad. The aircraft is connected to a laser fuels servicing station, forward of the right wing, and the forward section is enclosed in an environmentally controlled servicing module. Pictured in the upper right is a fuel farm with storage tanks for laser fuels

Left side view of an NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL) aircraft in flight. The aircraft is the test bed for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory's laser tests in an airborne environment. (Substandard image)

Diagram showing cutaway view of interior compartments and equipment aboard the NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL) aircraft

Bottom left view of an NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory aircraft in flight. The laser diffuser doors (underneath the forward section of the aircraft) are open during laser firing to allow exhausts to exit

A view of a laser pointing telescope before installation on the top of an NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL) aircraft. (Substandard image)

An air-to-air left side view of an NKC-135 Airborne Laser Laboratory aircraft. The aircraft is used by the US Air Force Weapons Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to investigate High Energy Laser (HEL) systems

An air-to-air left rear view of a US Air Force NKC-135A Stratotanker Airborne Laser Laboratory (ALL) aircraft over the Pacific Missile Test Center range. The plane will be used to test targets

Diagram showing cutaway view of the NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL)aircraft featuring laser device components and fuel system

An air-to-air right side view of an NKC-135 Airborne Laser Laboratory (ALL) over the test range. The aircraft is conducting tests for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory of the Space Technology Center

Interior view of the laser device compartment aboard the NKC-135 airborne laser laboratory (ALL) aircraft in flight. In the foreground is the laser device and the laser fuel tanks are in the background

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Base: Kirtland Air Force Base

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/09/1982
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