
Both the HL-10 and X-15A2, shown here parked on the NASA ramp in 1966, underwent modifications.

The unique shape of the Proteus high-altitude aircraft is clearly visible in this photo of the plane in flight above…

Gwen Young

X-15 Pilots

A Naitonal Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) research pilot runs up the engine of the F-51D Mustang on the taxiway…

The huge compass rose on Rogers Dry Lake formed a backdrop for a genuine National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)…

Retired NACA/NASA research pilot Bob Champine was reunited with NACA #127, the modified P-51D that he flew on aeronautical research…

A white plate on the top of the wing of a restored National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) P-51D Mustang…

Bill Allmon of Las Vegas, Nevada, brought his restored NACA P-51D to a reunion of former NACA employees at the…

Graphs of the X-1A flight data from Maj. Charles E. Yeager’s Mach 2.44 flight on December 12, 1953.