GraphicsA North American Aviation, Inc. A-5A Vigilante jet aircraft was used for simulation studies of the supersonic transport in 1963....The Ames-Dryden-1 (AD-1) aircraft was designed to investigate the concept of an oblique (pivoting) wing. The wing could be rotated...General Atomics' Altus vehicle was used to verify technologies that will lead to a long-duration (12 to 72 hours), high-altitude...The Apex High-Altitude Flight Experiment at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center was intended to probe the aerodynamics of controlled subsonic...The B-47A (49-1900) bomber was the first in the series of tail numbers to be built at the Boeing Aircraft...NASA's B-52B launch aircraft, operated by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, participated in some of the most significant projects...The Martin B-57B Camberra (Night Intruder) light bomber was used on several NASA joint flight test programs at the NASA...The Martin B-57B Camberra (Night Intruder) light bomber was used on several NASA joint flight test programs at the NASA...The Air Force started a program about 1952 to develop a supersonic bomber. The result was the Convair B-58 Hustler,...In 1984 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) teamed-up in a unique flight experiment called...A series of flight tests using a Boeing 727 jetliner were conducted in 1973-1974 at the NASA Flight Research Center...A series of flight tests using a Boeing 737-300 jetliner were conducted in 1973-1974 at the NASA Flight Research Center...NASA flew two modified Boeing 747 jetliners, originally manufactured for commercial use, as Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. One is a...NASA flew two modified Boeing 747 jetliners, originally manufactured for commercial use, as Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.NASA flew two modified Boeing 747 jetliners, originally manufactured for commercial use, as Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.A Boeing 757-200 aircraft was obtained by NASA in 1994 and served as a "flying laboratory" for aeronautical research. The...With the success of the Pregnant Guppy, a larger, second-generation aircraft was designed to carry the wider S-IVB stage for...NASA partnered with other government agencies and industry partners to conduct the series of Vehicle Integrated Propulsion Research (VIPR) engine...The C-47/R4D Skytrain was one of the work horses for NACA and NASA at Edwards AFB spanning a time from...NASA acquired the C-130B based at Dryden Flight Research Center in July of 1968. The aircraft was used by the...A C-140 JetStar was flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center from 1964 to 1989 on a variety of projects...In 1997 and 1998, the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, supported and hosted a Kelly Space & Technology,...The Centurion solar-powered aircraft was one of an on-going series of vehicles designed for ultra-long-duration flight at high altitudes. The...A Convair 990 (CV-990) aircraft formerly used by NASA as a medium-altitude research platform was used at Dryden as a...A Convair 990 (CV-990) aircraft formerly used by NASA as a medium-altitude research platform was used at Dryden as a...The D-558-I "Skystreaks" were among the early transonic research airplanes like the X-1, X-4, X-5, and XF-92A. Three of the...The Douglas D-558-II "Skyrockets" were among the early transonic research airplanes like the X-1, X-4, X-5, and X-92A. Three of...The Douglas D-558-II "Skyrockets" were among the early transonic research airplanes like the X-1, X-4, X-5, and X-92A. Three of...NASA operates a highly modified Douglas DC-8 jetliner as a flying science laboratory. The aircraft, based at the NASA Armstrong...NASA operates two Lockheed ER-2 Earth resources aircraft as flying laboratories in the Airborne Science Program under the Agency's Science...NASA operates two Lockheed ER-2 Earth resources aircraft as flying laboratories in the Airborne Science Program under the Agency's Science...NASA Flight Research Center acquired an F-4A Phantom II on December 3, 1965. It made fifty-five flights in support of...NASA Flight Research Center acquired an F-4A Phantom II on December 3, 1965. It made fifty-five flights in support of...The Northrop F-5A was used to conduct stability and control tests at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in the 1960s.F-8 aircraft were built originally for the U.S. Navy by LTV Aerospace of Dallas, Texas. The aircraft had a wingspan...The Digital Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) concept uses an electronic flight-control system coupled with a digital computer to replace conventional mechanical flight...In the early 1960s, Richard T. Whitcomb, chief of the Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, conducted exploratory...In the early 1960s, Richard T. Whitcomb, chief of the Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, conducted exploratory...An F-14 Navy Tomcat was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in a program known as the Variable-Sweep Transition...NASA accepted three specially built F-104s in late 1963 for use as pilot proficiency aircraft, low lift over drag trainers,...
