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F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Outboard Rakes
F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Outboard Rakes

The #7 outboard rake and the #3 inboard rake are shown on the left wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL (ship…

Bright Galaxy Centaurus A
Bright Galaxy Centaurus A

Centaurus A is the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky — making it an ideal target for amateur astronomers.

February 1990 – The Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal (STGT)
February 1990 – The Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal (STGT)

DELETE THIS???? The Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal (STGT) was operational in White Sands, NM.…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA 848 was one of two modified F-16XL aircraft NASA used at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, to…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA’s two-seat F-16XL #2 research aircraft is shown in the modification hangar at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA’s two-seat F-16XL #2 research aircraft is shown in the modification hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA’s two-seat F-16XL #2 research aircraft is shown in the modification hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

During an April 18, 1996, flight research mission, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s modified F-16XL #2 conducted testing on laminar…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

The laminar flow experiment on the delta-wing F-16XL featured an internal suction system that pulled a small part of the…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

The laminar flow experiment on the delta-wing F-16XL #2 featured an internal suction system that pulled a small part of…