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ER-2 High Altitude Research Aircraft During Take Off
ER-2 High Altitude Research Aircraft During Take Off

ER-2 tail number 709 was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were…

Lockheed ER-2 #709 High Altitude Research Aircraft in Flight
Lockheed ER-2 #709 High Altitude Research Aircraft in Flight

ER-2 tail number 709 was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden.

ER-2 High Altitude Research Aircraft During Take Off
ER-2 High Altitude Research Aircraft During Take Off

NASA ER-2 tail number 709, now renumbered as NASA 809, is shown arriving at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern…

YF-12A and YF-12C in Flight Formation at Dawn
YF-12A and YF-12C in Flight Formation at Dawn

The YF-12A (60-6935) carries the “coldwall” heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage.

Two YF-12 Aircraft in Fight
Two YF-12 Aircraft in Fight

The YF-12C was the second production SR-71A (61-7951), modified with YF-12A inlets and engines, and given a bogus tail number…

T-34C Arrival
T-34C Arrival

Chase aircraft such as the T-34C accompany research flights for photography and video purposes.

T-34C in Flight
T-34C in Flight

NASA Beechcraft T-34C Turbomentor aircraft, used for safety chase, is shown flying above the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…

Two T-38A Mission Support Aircraft in Tight Formation
Two T-38A Mission Support Aircraft in Tight Formation

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s two T-38A Talon mission support aircraft flew together for the first time on Sept. 26,…

Hosting Destruction
Hosting Destruction

This artist’s concept illustrates the two types of spiral galaxies that populate our universe: those with plump middles, or central…

SR-71 Takeoff with Afterburner
SR-71 Takeoff with Afterburner

Three SR-71 aircraft were used at different times during the 1990s by NASA as test beds for high-speed and high-altitude…