Two panels of Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) insulation were mounted on the flight test fixture underneath NASA’s F-15B…
Test panels covered with an advanced foam insulation material for the Space Shuttle’s giant external fuel tank were test flown…
A post-flight inspection of the panels on the F-15B’s flight test fixture showed five divots of thermal protection system (TPS)…
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…
