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XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds
XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows an aft view of the XF-92A in flight above a layer of…

X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership
X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership

XS-1 on the ramp with the B-29 mothership in 1949.

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first test flight on solar power…

Aircraft Fleet 1950’s
Aircraft Fleet 1950’s

In the center foreground of this 1953 hangar photo is the YF-84A (NACA 134/Air Force 45-59490) used for vortex generator…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Former research pilot Gary Krier was later the Director of Flight Operations of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Helios Prototype Flying Wing taking off.

D-558-2 Skyrocket
D-558-2 Skyrocket

This 1954 photograph shows a Douglas D-558-2 under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for a B-29) launch aircraft. The P2B-1S has…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Craig Bomben became a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in June…