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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.

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

This close-up view shows the AFTI F-16 air probe early in the research program.

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

A close-up photo of the spin chute mounted on the rear fuselage of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16,…

Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Crew members are seen here unloading the nose and pod cones of the Theseus prototype research aircraft at NASA's Dryden…

DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Completes Block 1 Phase
DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Completes Block 1 Phase

The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known…

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

An early (1983) photograph of the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 team, commemorating the aircraft's 50th flight. It shows…

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

This photo depicts the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 in the configuration used midway through the program.