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Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

A front view of the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory at the Zhukovsky Air Development Center near Moscow, Russia.

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The Tupolev Tu-144LL lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development Center near Moscow, Russia, on a 1998 test flight.

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory shows off its sleek lines in a low-level pass over the Zhukovsky Air Development…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The delta wing of the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory is evident in this view from underneath the aircraft during…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

NASA Research pilot C. Gordon Fullerton sits in cockpit of Tu-144LL SST Flying Laboratory.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Life Support Technician Bobby McElwain assists German pilot Kieran Kim before a flight of the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator.

D-558-II Skyrocket
D-558-II Skyrocket

Viewed in this 1955 photograph is the NACA High Speed Flight Station D-558-II #2 (144) Skyrocket, an all-rocket powered vehicle.…

D-558-II Skyrocket
D-558-II Skyrocket

High-Speed Research Station Director Walter C. Williams, NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield, and Director of Flight Operations Joe Vensel in…

F-15A Flight Research Facility
F-15A Flight Research Facility

Left to right: F-104N #812, F-15A #287, and YF-17 #569 in formation.

F-15A Flight Research Facility
F-15A Flight Research Facility

Close up of the 10-degree cone attached to the nose of the F-15A. The aircraft record in-flight data, while an…