The modified BQM-34 Firebee II drone with Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW-1), a supercritical airfoil, during a 1980 research flight.
TF-104G #824 flies chase on NB-52B during a Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW)-1 captive…
F-104B #819 flies chase on the NB-52B #008 during the first Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) captive flight.
The Theseus prototype research aircraft takes off for its first test flight from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…
Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for…
DAST-2, a modified BQM-34 Firebee II drone, undergoes calibration in a hangar at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. After…
A BQM-34 Firebee II drone is carried aloft under the wing of NASA’s B-52 mothership during a 1977 research flight.…
The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known…
Aircraft Fleet 1980s
Water-Cannon Salute for Gordo.