Suggested Searches

Image Article

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

NASA Flight Research Center's Douglas R4D-5/C-47H (Bu. No. 17136) in flight, with its landing gear extended, in 1963.

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

This photograph taken in 1956 shows the first of three R4D Skytrain aircraft on the ramp behind the NACA High-Speed…

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

This Photograph taken in 1956 shows the first of three R4D Skytrain aircraft on the ramp behind the NACA High-Speed…

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

NACA test pilot Robert Champine is in the cockpit of the Douglas D-558-I Skystreak with the ground crew. Robert A.…

Women Computers at Dryden
Women Computers at Dryden

The late 1940s saw increased flight activity, and more women computers were needed at the NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit…

F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test
F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test

Test panels covered with an advanced foam insulation material for the Space Shuttle's giant external fuel tank were test flown…

F-15B Propulsion Flight Test Fixture
F-15B Propulsion Flight Test Fixture

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's new in-house designed Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF) is an airborne engine test facility that…

F-15B Thermal Protection System Durability Test
F-15B Thermal Protection System Durability Test

A close up of the Flight Test Fixture II, mounted on the underside of the F-15B Aerodynamic Flight Facility aircraft.

F-15B Flutterometer Test
F-15B Flutterometer Test

A flight experiment conducted at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, successfully demonstrated a new software data analysis tool,…

F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test
F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test

Test panels covered with an advanced foam insulation material for the Space Shuttle's giant external fuel tank were test flown…