A head-on view of the M2-F2 lifting body mounted on the wing pylon of its B-52 mothership in 1965.
The Theseus prototype research aircraft being assembled at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., in May of 1996.
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator aircraft’s wings begin deploying following separation from its carrier aircraft during a flight experiment…
Engineers Jim Murray and Joe Pahle prepare a deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment flown by the NASA Dryden Flight…
Wing Deployment Sequence #2: The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft’s wings continue deploying following separation from its carrier…
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft maintains a steady attitude following separation from its carrier aircraft during a…
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment separates from its carrier aircraft during a flight conducted by the NASA Dryden…
The unusual lines of the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft contrasted sharply with the desert floor as the remotely-piloted…
Wing Deployment Sequence #1: The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft’s wings begin deploying following separation from its carrier…
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft leaves the ground during a flight conducted by the NASA Dryden Flight…