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Oblique Wing Research Aircraft
Oblique Wing Research Aircraft

In this 1976 composite photograph taken from above the Oblique Wing Research Aircraft (OWRA), the rotation capability of the wing…

Lakebed Shot of Newly Redesigned M2-F3
Lakebed Shot of Newly Redesigned M2-F3

After a three-year-long redesign and rebuilding effort, the M2-F3 was ready to fly.

Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1970s Images
Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1970s Images

F-104N #812, F-15A #287, and YF-17 #569 in formation.

NASA Pilot Milt Thompson Assisted by Life Support Personnel
NASA Pilot Milt Thompson Assisted by Life Support Personnel

NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is helped into the cockpit of the M2-F2 lifting body research aircraft at NASA's Flight…

X-36 Tailless Fighter on a Research Flight
X-36 Tailless Fighter on a Research Flight

The unusual lines of the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft contrast sharply with the desert floor as the remotely-piloted…

Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft

The Theseus prototype research aircraft shows off its high aspect-ratio wing in this rear view of the aircraft as it…

AFTI/F-16 Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
AFTI/F-16 Advanced Fighter Technology Integration

Overhead photograph of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 painted in a non-standard gray finish, taken during a research…

Research Aircraft at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station
Research Aircraft at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station

A 1953 photo of some of the research aircraft at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station (now known as the…

Aftermath of M2-F2 Accident
Aftermath of M2-F2 Accident

The M2-F2 lifting body made its 16th glide flight on May 10, 1967.

NASA Research Pilot John Manke with M2-F3 Lifting Body
NASA Research Pilot John Manke with M2-F3 Lifting Body

NASA research pilot John A. Manke is seen here in front of the M2-F3 Lifting Body.