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L-1011 Tristar
L-1011 Tristar

Bearing the logos of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Orbital Sciences Corporation, Orbital’s L-1011 Tristar lifts off the…

L-1011 Tristar
L-1011 Tristar

Lockheed L-1011 in flight – Wing vortex study.

Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility
Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility

An aircraft tug tows NASA’s SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP into Hangar 703 upon arrival at its base, the Dryden Aircraft…

Flight Loads Laboratory, Deflection Testing
Flight Loads Laboratory, Deflection Testing

Load cells, hydraulic actuators, and position transducers testing deflections on YF-12 aircraft body.

Flight Simulators – Eclipse Tow Launch Demonstration Project
Flight Simulators – Eclipse Tow Launch Demonstration Project

Flight Simulators – Eclipse Tow Launch Demonstration Project

Research Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1E
Research Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1E

The X-1E with pilot Joe Walker suited up at the NASA High-Speed Flight Station, Edwards, CA.

NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station Fleet on the Ramp
NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station Fleet on the Ramp

NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station Fleet: X-3, X-1A, D-558-I, XF-92A, X-5, D-558-II, and X-4

Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory

A 2-degree heat flux gauge being calibrated on the Optical Pyrometer and Heat Flux Gauge Calibration System.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

NASA pilot Ed Lewis (rear) briefs NASA test pilot Dick Ewers on the flight instruments of NASA’s YO-3A acoustics research…

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

NASA Space Shuttle Columbia hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from Palmdale, Calif., to…