The highly-modified F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft (SRA) flown by the Dryden Flight Research Center in a joint NASA/DOD/industry research project touched down on the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base following another research flight.
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The highly-modified F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft (SRA) flown by the Dryden Flight Research Center in a joint NASA/DOD/industry research project touched down on the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base following another research flight. The primary goal of the SRA program was to validate through flight research cutting-edge technologies which could benefit future aircraft and spacecraft by improving efficiency and performance, reducing weight and complexity, with a resultant reduction on development and operational costs.May 1996NASA Photo › F-18 SRA Project Description