OFF THE GROUND - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 lifts off under tow on the…
Scaled Composites' Doug Shane examines the screen of his ground control station during tests in New Mexico.
TOW LAUNCH DEMONSTRATION - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 climbs out under tow by a…
The Kelly Space and Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 is shown under tow on the project's first tethered flight…
Convair NF-106B designated #816 in level flight over cloud cover. This side view shows the tandem seating arrangement in the…
Avionics technician Keith Wright (holding the flashlight) is showing Inspector Gaston Moore the new installation of instrumentation on the nose…
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A (48-1384) in 1955 sitting on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards, CA.
The Boeing 747 used for wingtip vortex research flights sits on the ramp at NASA's Flight Research Center in Edwards,…
In this 1974 NASA Flight Research Center photograph, a Boeing B-747 jetliner is shown taking part in the trailing wake…
Two chase aircraft, a Learjet and a Cessna T-37, are shown in formation with a Boeing B-747 jetliner in this…