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NACA Pilots Champine and Hoover with X-1
NACA Pilots Champine and Hoover with X-1

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and two of the NACA pilots that flew the aircraft.

Daedalus Human-Powered Aircraft
Daedalus Human-Powered Aircraft

The Daedalus 88, with Glenn Tremml piloting, is seen here on its last flight for the NASA Dryden Flight Research…

Daedalus Human-Powered Aircraft
Daedalus Human-Powered Aircraft

The Michelob Light Eagle is seen here in flight over Rogers Dry Lake at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center,…

Front View of Proteus
Front View of Proteus

A front view of the Proteus high-altitude aircraft on the ramp at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, CA, in July…

Spin Chute System for X-29 Ship #2
Spin Chute System for X-29 Ship #2

Because the number two X-29 at NASA’s Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility flew at higher angles of attack than the number…

Pontiac Catalina Convertible Tow Vehicle with M2-F1 Lifting Body
Pontiac Catalina Convertible Tow Vehicle with M2-F1 Lifting Body

The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here in a hangar with its hot rod Pontiac convertible tow vehicle at the…

B-29 Superfortress with X-1-2 Mated and Ready for Flight
B-29 Superfortress with X-1-2 Mated and Ready for Flight

A roll-out of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber with the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 mated and ready for flight.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Famed astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission…

X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology demonstration aircraft in flight during its first flight at Edwards Air Force…

Mechanics, Sheet-Metal Smiths, and Technicians Repair M2-F1
Mechanics, Sheet-Metal Smiths, and Technicians Repair M2-F1

Flight Research Center discretionary funds paid for the M2-F-1’s construction.