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

NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield next to the D-558-II after first Mach 2 flight.

Two X-29 Research Aircraft at Sunrise
Two X-29 Research Aircraft at Sunrise

This look-down view of NASA’s two X-29 research aircraft shows the aircraft lit by the golden rays of early morning…

SRA Displays its Air Data Systems
SRA Displays its Air Data Systems

This under-the-nose view of the modified F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, showed three…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Stan Butchart joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA) High-Speed Flight Research Station on May 10, 1951.

NACA pilot Bob Champine with P-51 #127
NACA pilot Bob Champine with P-51 #127

During a NACA Retirees Reunion at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Sept. 15, 2000, retired NACA/NASA research pilot Bob…

X-1 Rocket-Powered Research Aircraft
X-1 Rocket-Powered Research Aircraft

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 sitting on the ramp at NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station with the Boeing B-29 launch…

Flight Testing High-Leverage Technologies
Flight Testing High-Leverage Technologies

F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft (SRA) in flight.

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

This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-II and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight. Both aircraft display early…

Hangar Shot Includes Convair XF-92A Dart
Hangar Shot Includes Convair XF-92A Dart

In front of the X-1 is the XF-92A (Air Force 46-682). Unlike the X-1 and D-558 aircraft, the XF-92A was…

F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft
F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft

F/A-18B Systems Research Aircraft (SRA) in flight over rocket test site at Edwards AFB.