
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

This photograph shows the pitot-static probe, used to measure airspeed, Mach number, and altitude, mounted on a noseboom protruding from…

This photo emphasizes the sleek, futuristic shape of the X-24B lifting body as it sits on the lakebed near the…

This photo shows NASA’s PIK-20 motor-glider sailplane on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

NASA’s PIK-20E motor-glider sailplane is seen during a research flight.

Sensitive instruments mounted on booms extending forward of the wing measured air turbulence and its effect on the stability of…

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

Convair YF-102 (53-1785) on NACA ramp at South Base, Edwards, CA, ready for instrumentation checks before a flight.

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

Once a new research vehicle is delivered to Dryden from the contractor, it must undergo months of ground checkout before…