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Lifting Insulating Foam Trajectory flight test series
Lifting Insulating Foam Trajectory flight test series

NASA’s F-15B carrying thermal insulation foam on its flight test fixture was shadowed by a NASA F-18B chase aircraft during…

F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test
F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test

Test panels covered with an advanced foam insulation material for the Space Shuttle’s giant external fuel tank were test flown…

F-15B Local Mach Investigation Instrumentation
F-15B Local Mach Investigation Instrumentation

NASA’s F-15B Research Testbed aircraft flew instrumentation in June 2004 called the Local Mach Investigation (LMI), designed to gather local…

Dryden People
Dryden People

In support of NASA’s 50th Anniversary, hundreds of NASA government and contractor employees dressed in red, white, and blue gathered…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Rick Searfoss became a research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in…

Fleet Aircraft, 2000
Fleet Aircraft, 2000

Aerospace industry representatives view actual and mock-up versions of ‘X-Planes’ intended to enhance access to space during a technical exposition…

Dryden People
Dryden People

April 24, 2001

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

This 1952 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station inflight photograph of the Douglas D-558-I #3 Skystreak. Even with partial cloud cover…

NACA Aircraft: D-558-II, D-558-I, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, and X-4
NACA Aircraft: D-558-II, D-558-I, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, and X-4

NACA Research Aircraft — D-558-II, D-558-I, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, X-4

X-1B on the Lakebed
X-1B on the Lakebed

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B, seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, was first flown for…