The primary goal of the SuperSonic Natural Laminar Flow experiment was to investigate the extent and stability of natural laminar…
In a role-reversal, Northrop Grumman Corp.’s modified F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies off the wing of NASA’s…
A close-up of the panels on the F-15B’s flight test fixture showed five divots of thermal protection system (TPS) foam…
NASA’s F-15B Research Testbed aircraft flew instrumentation in June 2004 called the Local Mach Investigation (LMI), designed to gather local…
F-15B on ramp showing closeup of the Supersonic Natural Laminar Flow (SS-NLF) experiment attached vertically to the centerline pylon.
The X-15A-2 with drop tanks and ablative coating is shown parked on the NASA ramp in front of the XB-70.
This photo shows NASA’s PIK-20 motor-glider sailplane on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
Bradley C. Flick
SR-71 research pilot Ed Schneider is pictured here in front of an SR-71 Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden…
The unusual design of the Proteus high-altitude aircraft, incorporating a gull-wing shape for its main wing and a long, slender…
