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X-1A with F-86A Sabre Chase
X-1A with F-86A Sabre Chase

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A (48-1384) returned from an Air Force test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, CA, in…

Flying Over the Tehachapi Mountains
Flying Over the Tehachapi Mountains

The unique shape of the Proteus high-altitude aircraft is clearly visible in this photo of the plane in flight above…

Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft

Both the HL-10 and X-15A2, shown here parked on the NASA ramp in 1966, underwent modifications.

F-15B Lifting Insulating Foam Trajectory flight test series
F-15B Lifting Insulating Foam Trajectory flight test series

A post-flight inspection of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture showed five divots of thermal protection system (TPS)…

F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Tests
F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Tests

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

F-15B Lifting Foam Trajectory flight test series
F-15B Lifting Foam Trajectory flight test series

Two panels of Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) insulation were mounted on the flight test fixture underneath NASA's F-15B…

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 Supporting the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration Project
F-15B Supporting the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration Project

NASA's F-15B research testbed jet from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center flew in the supersonic shockwave of a Northrop…

Dryden People
Dryden People

NASA researchers Gerard Schkolnik (left) and John Orme monitor equipment in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center,…

North American P-51D Mustang
North American P-51D Mustang

A Naitonal Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) research pilot runs up the engine of the F-51D Mustang on the taxiway…