
Overhead photograph of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 painted in a non-standard gray finish, taken during a research…

A close-up photo of the spin chute mounted on the rear fuselage of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16,…

This close-up view shows the AFTI F-16 air probe early in the research program.

NASA research pilot John A. Manke is seen here in front of the M2-F3 Lifting Body.

The M2-F2 lifting body made its 16th glide flight on May 10, 1967.

This photo depicts the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 in the configuration used midway through the program.

An early (1983) photograph of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 team, commemorating the aircraft’s 50th flight. It shows…

The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known…

Crew members are seen here unloading the nose and pod cones of the Theseus prototype research aircraft at NASA’s Dryden…