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X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology demonstration aircraft in flight during its first flight at Edwards Air Force…

Mechanics, Sheet-Metal Smiths, and Technicians Repair M2-F1
Mechanics, Sheet-Metal Smiths, and Technicians Repair M2-F1

Flight Research Center discretionary funds paid for the M2-F-1’s construction.

F-86 Chase Aircraft
F-86 Chase Aircraft

With the NACA High-Speed Flight Station (HSFS) main building (4800) in the background the North American F-86F (Serial #52-5426) Sabre…

On the Ramp at the Mojave Airport
On the Ramp at the Mojave Airport

The Proteus high-altitude aircraft on the ramp at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, CA.

X-29 with Tufts Attached for Air Flow Study
X-29 with Tufts Attached for Air Flow Study

The No. 2 X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft is seen here during a 1990 test flight.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Scott Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA – the predecessor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…

X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology demonstration aircraft in flight during its first flight at Edwards Air Force…

Las Cruces Backdrop for Proteus and F/A-18
Las Cruces Backdrop for Proteus and F/A-18

Proteus and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center are seen in flight over Las Cruces, NM.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Jack McKay was one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at NASA’s Flight Research Center,…