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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With the NACA High-Speed Flight Station (HSFS) main building (4800) in the background the North American F-86F (Serial #52-5426) Sabre…

The Proteus high-altitude aircraft on the ramp at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, CA.

The No. 2 X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft is seen here during a 1990 test flight.