Life Support Technician Bobby McElwain assists German pilot Kieran Kim before a flight of the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator.
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Life Support Technician Bobby McElwain assists German pilot Kieran Kim before a flight of the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator. At Dryden an international team of pilots and engineers pitted the X-31 against comparable but non-thrust-vectored aircraft to evaluate the maneuverability of the X-31 in simulated air combat. The test team included NASA, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, Rockwell Aerospace, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Daimler-Benz (formerly Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm and Deutsche Aerospace).October 18, 1993NASA Photo / › Pilots Description