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

NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 chase and support aircraft retain the basic fighter plane cockpit controls with some exceptions.

This image shows a plastic 1/48-scale model of an F/A-18 aircraft inside the “Water Tunnel” more formally known as the…

The Perseus B remotely piloted aircraft nears touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at the conclusion of a development…

The Perseus remotely piloted proof-of-concept vehicle is seen here as it taxis on Rogers Dry Lake, adjacent the Dryden Flight…

The Perseus A, a remotely-piloted, high-altitude research vehicle, is seen just after landing on Rogers Dry Lake at the Dryden…

The long, slender wing of the Perseus B high-altitude, remotely piloted research aircraft is clearly visible in this photo of…

A long, slender wing and a pusher propeller at the rear characterize the Perseus B remotely piloted research aircraft, seen…

A long, slender wing and a pusher propeller at the rear characterize the Perseus B remotely-piloted research aircraft, seen here…

The Perseus B remotely piloted aircraft taxis on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before a series of…