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NASA JPL Scientists Work on Line Selection While Flying AirSAR Missions
NASA JPL Scientists Work on Line Selection While Flying AirSAR Missions

NASA JPL scientists Yunling Lou and Dr. Eric Rignot work on line selection while flying AirSAR missions over the Antarctic…

X-48B Exhibits Manta-Ray Planform on First Test Flight
X-48B Exhibits Manta-Ray Planform on First Test Flight

The unique manta-ray shaped planform of the Blended Wing Body X-48B is evidenced as the subscale demonstrator soars over Edwards…

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 mid-air refueling with KC-135 tanker.

X-48B on First Flight
X-48B on First Flight

X-48B blended wing body aircraft during first flight on July 20, 2007.

X-43A and Pegasus Booster Rocket Attached to B-52 Mothership
X-43A and Pegasus Booster Rocket Attached to B-52 Mothership

The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket are nestled under the wing of NASA’s NB-52B carrier…

Aerodynamic Truck Research
Aerodynamic Truck Research

This photograph illustrates a standard passenger van modified at the Dryden Flight Research Center to investigate the aerodynamics of trucks.…

X-48B Banks over Desert Backdrop
X-48B Banks over Desert Backdrop

The unique X-48B Blended Wing Body subscale demonstrator banked over desert scrub at Edwards AFB during the aircraft’s fifth test…

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 taxi on ramp with engines.

Aerodynamic Truck Research: Fairings
Aerodynamic Truck Research: Fairings

After leasing a cab-over tractor-trailer from a Southern California firm, Dryden researchers added sheet metal modifications like those shown here.…