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

Workers carefully align a mounting bracket attached to an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with the top of a pedestal in front…

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

While workers on the ground steady the craft with guy ropes, workers atop a high-lift truck align the mounting plates…

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

A water-cannon salute from two Air Force fire trucks heralds NASA research pilot Gordon Fullerton’s final mission as his NASA…

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

Under the watchful eyes of news media and officials of the city of Lancaster, Calif., from a balcony, workers steady…

On the Ramp: X-1E, D-558-II, and X-1B
On the Ramp: X-1E, D-558-II, and X-1B

Early NACA research aircraft on the lakebed at the High-Speed Flight Station in 1955.

Flight Loads Laboratory, Strain Gauge Application
Flight Loads Laboratory, Strain Gauge Application

Application of high-temperature strain gauges.

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Technician Marshall MacCready carefully lays a panel of solar cells into place on a wing section of the Helios Prototype…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

An engineer at AeroVironment’s Design Development Center in Simi Valley, Calif., closely inspects a set of silicon solar cells for…

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…

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…