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Iconic Sunrise Shot of the YF-12
Iconic Sunrise Shot of the YF-12

The Lockheed A-12’s were constructed mostly of titanium to withstand aerodynamic heating.

X-36 Being Prepped for its First Flight
X-36 Being Prepped for its First Flight

Lighted by the rays of the morning sunrise on Rogers Dry Lake, adjacent to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Aircraft Fleet 1990s
Aircraft Fleet 1990s

Four different versions of the F-16 were used by Dryden in the 1990s.

CEO of Orbital Sciences Corporation Speaks at X-34 Rollout
CEO of Orbital Sciences Corporation Speaks at X-34 Rollout

David Thompson, CEO of Orbital Sciences Corporation, speaks at the X-34 rollout ceremony April 30, 1999.

First Flight of the X-36 Research Aircraft
First Flight of the X-36 Research Aircraft

The remotely-piloted X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft lifts off from Rogers Dry Lake at the Dryden Flight Research Center…

X-Wing Performing High-Speed Taxi Tests
X-Wing Performing High-Speed Taxi Tests

The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft/X-Wing, a vehicle that was used to demonstrate an advanced rotor/fixed wing concept called X-Wing, is…

X-36 Steered to its Hangar
X-36 Steered to its Hangar

The NASA/McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC) X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was steered to its hangar at NASA Dryden Flight…

X-36 Hoisted Out of Shipping Crate
X-36 Hoisted Out of Shipping Crate

NASA and McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC) personnel steadied the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft following arrival at NASA Dryden…

YF-12
YF-12

The Lockheed A-12 family, known as the Blackbirds, were designed by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson.