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Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft

Aerospace industry representatives view actual and mock-up versions of ‘X-Planes’ intended to enhance access to space during a technical exposition…

NACA Employees at Muroc in 1950
NACA Employees at Muroc in 1950

This group photo of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) employees was taken in 1950 in front of the NACA…

Boeing 720 Engulfed After Striking Wing Cutter
Boeing 720 Engulfed After Striking Wing Cutter

Following its controlled impact on posts imbedded in the lakebed, the B-720 slid sideways and was almost enveloped in the…

Practice Run Before Controlled Impact Demonstration
Practice Run Before Controlled Impact Demonstration

The B-720 is seen making a practice close approach over the prepared impact site.

Initial Impact of Controlled Impact Demonstration
Initial Impact of Controlled Impact Demonstration

The B-720 is seen during the moments of initial impact.

Remotely Flown Boeing 720 Erupts After Impact
Remotely Flown Boeing 720 Erupts After Impact

The B-720 after impact and sliding through the wing openers became enveloped in a fireball.

X-31 Performing the Herbst Maneuver
X-31 Performing the Herbst Maneuver

The X-31 aircraft, on a research mission from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, is flying nearly perpendicular to…

Left Wing of Boeing 720 Drops During CID
Left Wing of Boeing 720 Drops During CID

The B-720 is seen viewed moments after impact and just before hitting the wing openers.

CID Moments After Impact
CID Moments After Impact

Moments after hitting and sliding through the wing openers the aircraft burst into flame, with a spectacular fireball seen emanating…