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Perseus Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle
Perseus Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle

The Perseus B remotely piloted aircraft approaches the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. at the conclusion of a…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Milton O. Thompson was hired as an aeronautical research scientist at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA) High-Speed Flight…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

NASA Dryden F/A-18 #852 mission support aircraft in flight.

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Space Shuttle Ferry
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Space Shuttle Ferry

Space Shuttle Discovery being unloaded from NASA’s Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Rockwell Aerospace’s Palmdale facility for nine…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Helios Prototype Flying Wing in flight.

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

As a follow-on to the Centurion (and earlier Pathfinder and Pathfinder-Plus) aircraft, the solar-powered Helios Prototype is the latest and…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The first flight of a large aircraft to be powered by electric fuel cells began with a takeoff at 8:43…

MD-11 Flight Simulator with Gordon Fullerton at the Controls
MD-11 Flight Simulator with Gordon Fullerton at the Controls

MD-11 Flight Simulator with Gordon Fullerton at the Controls

Hydraulic Lifts Lower B-29 Mothership over X-1E
Hydraulic Lifts Lower B-29 Mothership over X-1E

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29.