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Aircraft Fleet 1990s
Aircraft Fleet 1990s

Three types of aircraft used as chase aircraft in support of research flights at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The modified Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic flying laboratory touches down and deploys a trio of drag chutes following a test flight…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

With its giant delta wings drooping toward the ground, the Tupolev Tu-144LL is towed down a taxiway at the Zhukovsky…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

With its nose drooped and canards extended, the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development…

Trailing-Edge Flap Undergoes Calibration
Trailing-Edge Flap Undergoes Calibration

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph is a close-up view showing an engineer calibrating the trailing edge flap of…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment’s solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly during functional checkouts prior to its…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment’s solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly during functional checkouts prior to its…

NACA Pilot with X-1 and Crew Members
NACA Pilot with X-1 and Crew Members

NACA X-1 pilot John Griffith hands his flight gear to Dick Payne as crew members Ed Edwards and Clyde Bailey…

D-558-2 Skyrocket
D-558-2 Skyrocket

This 1953 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being…