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F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

NASA Dryden technicians (Dave Dennis, Freddie Graham, and Jeff Doughty) positioned a support cylinder under the right wing of the…

F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

The modified F/A-18 flown in the joint NASA/Air Force Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) research project showed off its colors during…

F/A-18 AAW Undergoes Ground Vibration Tests
F/A-18 AAW Undergoes Ground Vibration Tests

The upper wing surfaces of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 test aircraft were covered with accelerometers and other sensors during…

Research Duties for F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
Research Duties for F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

NASA 853, a modified former Navy F/A-18A fighter plane, performed research duties in the Active Aeroelastic Wing project at NASA…

In Flight over U.S. Borax Mine: F/A-18 AAW
In Flight over U.S. Borax Mine: F/A-18 AAW

NASA’s modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skimmed over the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission from the Dryden Flight…

Dryden’s T-38 Talon Trainer Jet
Dryden’s T-38 Talon Trainer Jet

NASA Dryden’s T-38 Talon trainer jet in flight over the main base complex at Edwards Air Force Base.

Chief Pilot Gordon Fullerton in the Cockpit of Dryden’s T-38 Aircraft
Chief Pilot Gordon Fullerton in the Cockpit of Dryden’s T-38 Aircraft

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the Center’s T-38 Talon mission support aircraft.

JPL Researcher at the AirSAR Primary Station
JPL Researcher at the AirSAR Primary Station

JPL Researcher Tim Miller at the primary AirSAR station aboard NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory during the AirSAR 2004 campaign.

Pilot Gordon Fullerton Taxies NASA Dryden’s T-38 Talon Aircraft.
Pilot Gordon Fullerton Taxies NASA Dryden’s T-38 Talon Aircraft.

T-38 Pilot Gordon Fullerton taxies NASA Dryden’s “newest” mission support aircraft, a T-38 Talon, into position on the ramp upon…