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

This 1954 photograph shows a Douglas D-558-II under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for a B-29) launch aircraft. The P2B-1S has…

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

D-558-II Skyrocket take off using JATO assist.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

From December 10, 1966, until his retirement on February 27, 1976, Stan Butchart served as Chief (later, Director) of Flight…

F/A-18 Flight Simulator
F/A-18 Flight Simulator

The F/A-18 simulator at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Aircraft Fleet 1950s
Aircraft Fleet 1950s

A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the…

Research Pilot Rogers Smith with X-29
Research Pilot Rogers Smith with X-29

Rogers Smith, a NASA research pilot, is seen here at the cockpit of the X-29 forward-swept-wing technology demonstrator at NASA’s…

XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds
XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows an aft view of the XF-92A in flight above a layer of…

X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership
X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership

XS-1 on the ramp with the B-29 mothership in 1949.

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first test flight on solar power…