
The modified F-18 flown by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., for high angle of attack research cruises over…

Dana D. Purifoy is an aerospace research pilot at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

Outlined with gold stripes are the hinged nose strakes, modifications made to NASA’s F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) at…

Pressure transducers are located in the tiny holes visible on the engine inlet lip of NASA’s F/A-18 High Alpha Research…

The specially equipped and instrumented F/A-18 research aircraft that was used in NASA’s High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) project banks…

Pressure transducers are located in the tiny holes visible on the engine inlet lip of NASA’s F/A-18 High Alpha Research…

A thrust vectoring system can be seen mounted on the aft end of the NASA F/A-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle…

Pressure transducers are located in the tiny holes visible on the engine inlet lip of NASA’s F-18 High Alpha Research…

A 1953 photo shows the X-3 (center) and, clockwise from left: X-1A (Air Force serial number 48-1384), the third D-558-I…