The YF-12A (60-6935) carries the “coldwall” heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage.
The YF-12C was the second production SR-71A (61-7951), modified with YF-12A inlets and engines, and given a bogus tail number…
Chase aircraft such as the T-34C accompany research flights for photography and video purposes.
NASA Beechcraft T-34C Turbomentor aircraft, used for safety chase, is shown flying above the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s two T-38A Talon mission support aircraft flew together for the first time on Sept. 26,…
This artist’s concept illustrates the two types of spiral galaxies that populate our universe: those with plump middles, or central…
Three SR-71 aircraft were used at different times during the 1990s by NASA as test beds for high-speed and high-altitude…
Three SR-71 aircraft were used at different times during the 1990s by NASA as test beds for high-speed and high-altitude…
Research pilot Rogers E. Smith is shown here in front of the SR-71 Blackbird he flew for NASA.
Pathfinder was a lightweight, solar-powered, remotely piloted flying wing aircraft used to demonstrate the use of solar power for long-duration,…
