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Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Tom C. McMurtry graduated in June 1957 from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree in…

X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft
X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft

This photo shows the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft passing over the edge of Rogers Dry Lake as the…

X-45A with F/A-18 Chase
X-45A with F/A-18 Chase

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight.

F-104 Flies Chase for M2-F2 Research Flight
F-104 Flies Chase for M2-F2 Research Flight

The M2-F2 Lifting Body returns from a research flight at the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, with an F-104…

X-1 on Display at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit Open House
X-1 on Display at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit Open House

A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit.

Hawaiian Islands N’ihau and Lehua are the Backdrop for Pathfinder-Plus Flight
Hawaiian Islands N’ihau and Lehua are the Backdrop for Pathfinder-Plus Flight

Pathfinder-Plus in flight over Hawaiian Islands, with N’ihau and Lehua in the background.

X-36 with Research Aircraft on Dryden Ramp
X-36 with Research Aircraft on Dryden Ramp

A collection of NASA’s research aircraft on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center in July 1997: X-31, F-15B,…

First X-45 Flight with GPS-Guided Weapon
First X-45 Flight with GPS-Guided Weapon

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight.

Aircraft Fleet 1960s
Aircraft Fleet 1960s

Flight Research Center and Dryden Flight Research Center engineer R. Dale Reed has long used free-flight models to test new…

X-1 with Shock Wave Pattern
X-1 with Shock Wave Pattern

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-1 (#46-062) in flight.