View of the cockpit and instrument panel of the QF-106 airplane used in the Eclipse project.
View of the tow cable attachment and release mechanism forward of the cockpit on the QF-106 Eclipse aircraft.
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space…
The control stick used on the Iron Cross Attitude Simulator. Although it resembled today’s desktop computer flight sticks, its operation…
NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Stan Butchart flying the Iron Cross, the mechanical reaction control simulator.
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center marked its 60th anniversary as the aerospace agency’s lead center for atmospheric flight research and…
This photo shows the Shuttle tile flight test fixture under the wing of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D…
This photo shows the Shuttle tile flight test fixture under the wing of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D…
Marta Bohn-Meyer, Chief Engineer, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
The Flight Research Center Simulation Laboratory’s (FSL) first cockpit was constructed of plywood, and had a movable seat, removable instrument…