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Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

David A. Wright was a research pilot and directorate chief in the Flight Operations Directorate at NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong)…

A Closer Look at the Unusual Wing and Canard Design of the X-36
A Closer Look at the Unusual Wing and Canard Design of the X-36

This look-down view of the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft on the ramp at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center,…

F-111E Integrated Propulsion Control System
F-111E Integrated Propulsion Control System

This NASA Dryden Flight Research Center photograph taken in 1975 shows the General Dynamic Integrated Propulsion Control System (IPCS)/F-111E Aardvark…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

In March 1945 Joseph A. Walker joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Cleveland, OH, (later…

X-29 Lifts Off to Begin Flight Test
X-29 Lifts Off to Begin Flight Test

The No. 2 X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft is shown as it lifts off from the runway at Edwards Air Force…

X-1 on the Ramp at the NACA High Speed Flight Research Station
X-1 on the Ramp at the NACA High Speed Flight Research Station

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on the South…

NACA Fleet: D-558-II, XF-92A, X-5, X-1, X-4, and D-558-I
NACA Fleet: D-558-II, XF-92A, X-5, X-1, X-4, and D-558-I

The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station aircraft at South Base. Clockwise from far left: D-558-II, XF-92A, X-5, X-1, X-4, and…

Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft

These people and this equipment supported the flight of the NACA D-558-2 Skyrocket at the High-Speed Flight Station at South…

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

Scott Crossfield talks to newsmen in front of NACA South Base hangar after his first flight to Mach 2 in…

Aircraft Fleet 1950s
Aircraft Fleet 1950s

In 1954 this photo of two swept wing airplanes was taken on the ramp of the NACA High-Speed Flight Research…