Firebee Drone for Aerodynamic and Structural TestingTF-104G #824 flies chase on NB-52B durng a DAST ARW-1 captive flight. 9/14/79DAST in Flight. Last FlightTechnicians mount a BQM-43 Firebee II drone on the wing pylon of NASA's B-52B launch aircraft. The drone was test...F-104B #819 flies chase on the NB-52B #008 during the first DAST captive flight.This image shows three vehicle configurations considered for the Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) project, conducted at NASA's...Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for...A BQM-34 Firebee II drone is carried aloft under the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership during a 1977 research flight....Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for...DAST-2, a modified BQM-34 Firebee II drone, undergoes calibration in a hangar at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. After...