With a laser beam centered on its solar panel, a lightweight model aircraft is checked out by technician Tony Frakowiak…
X-31 team members perform an engine fit check on the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrator aircraft in a hangar at…
Brent R. Cobleigh
Scaled Composites' unique tandem-wing Proteus was the testbed for a series of UAV collision-avoidance flight demonstrations.
The support crew for the F-16A, the F-16XL no. 1, and the F-16 AFTI.
NASA and the Air Force began work on a series of heavyweight, rocket-powered lifting bodies able to reach supersonic speeds…
Since the 1940s the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, has developed a unique and highly specialized capability for conducting…
The X-24B lifting body is seen here on the lakebed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.
Proteus aircraft over Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico.
Aerospace industry representatives view actual and mock-up versions of 'X-Planes' intended to enhance access to space during a technical exposition…