The rear fuselage of NASA's ER-2 No. 809, the area that holds the engine's exhaust pipe, resembled an aluminum cave in this front-to-back view. The engine has been removed during a major maintenance period for ER-2 No. 809 at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility, located at Air Force Plant 42 near Palmdale, California.
NASA/Tom Tschida
Taken on 18 October 2011
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