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F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Boundary Layer Rakes
F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Boundary Layer Rakes

The boundary layer hot film and the boundary layer rakes are shown on the left wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL…

F-16XL #1 in Hangar
F-16XL #1 in Hangar

The nose of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL #1, featuring a delta “cranked arrow” wing, offers a different perspective when viewed from…

F-16XL #1 Wing Pressure Belts
F-16XL #1 Wing Pressure Belts

The “strip-a-tubing” pressure belts are shown close-up on the right wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) used for the…

F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Outboard Rake #7
F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Outboard Rake #7

The #7 outboard rake is shown on the left wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) used for the Cranked-Arrow…

F-16XL Ship #1 in Flight
F-16XL Ship #1 in Flight

One of two F-16XL prototype aircraft, on loan from the Air Force, was used by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center,…

F-16XL #1 Wing Close-Up
F-16XL #1 Wing Close-Up

The “strip-a-tubing” pressure belts are shown close-up on the right wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) used for the…

Volcanic Plume Over Southern Atlantic Ocean Revealed Through False-Color Imagery
Volcanic Plume Over Southern Atlantic Ocean Revealed Through False-Color Imagery

The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to…

Schweizer SGS 1-36
Schweizer SGS 1-36

In the early 1980s, a Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane was modified for the NASA controlled, deep-stall flight program. The aircraft…

Preparatory Drilling Test on Martian Target ‘Windjana’
Preparatory Drilling Test on Martian Target ‘Windjana’

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover completed a shallow “mini drill” activity on April 29, 2014, as part of evaluating a rock…

Spiral Galaxy M51
Spiral Galaxy M51

M51 is a spiral galaxy, about 30 million light years away, that is in the process of merging with a…