Stunning Aeronautics Images GalleryBefore NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft takes to the skies, plenty of testing happens to ensure a safe first flight....NASA’s DC-8 airborne laboratory is inspected and secured for the night at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida. NASA’s High Ice...A drone moves high above downtown Reno, Nevada on the afternoon of June 23, 2019 as part of NASA’s TCL-4...While aircraft efficiency has improved over the years, noise continues to be a problem for existing aircraft and will likely...“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between...In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8’ x...Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., use all sorts of tools and techniques to learn more during...To help develop more efficient rotorcraft designs, engineers need to better understand the complex airflow interactions caused by the spinning...A technician prepares to unlatch the door built into the guide vanes of the 16-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel at NASA...This 1992 photo shows an F-16 Scamp model being tested in the Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel or BART, at NASA's...Grady McCoy stands in the Langley Research Center's 16 foot transonic tunnel, as light reflects off the fan blades in...A collaborative effort between NASA and Boeing Research and Technology, this test in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at NASA's...Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) project researchers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center are performing ground testing of a...In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon...NASA is preparing to explore electric-powered flight with the X-57 Maxwell, a unique all-electric aircraft which features 14 propellers along...This image of the horizon was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft during...Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A) are pictured in...In the turbulent era of 1960s Cold War confrontations, Moon race headlines, and war in southeast Asia, eight test pilots...The window in the sidewall of the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at NASA's Glenn Research Center shows a...Helping make the battle against wildfires faster, safer, and more targeted, a NASA project recently tested its tools in a...Though the image above could easily be mistaken as a piece in an art exhibition, it is actually a digital...NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms...NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in...Aerospace Cognitive Engineering Lab Rapid Automation Test Environment (ACELeRATE)Using the schlieren photography technique, NASA was able to capture the first air-to-air images of the interaction of shockwaves from...In collaboration with NASA, Pratt & Whitney developed its PurePower family of turbofan engines, which are more fuel-efficient and quieter...
