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Early Morning Shot of X-29
Early Morning Shot of X-29

This front view of the X-29 research aircraft shows the plane lit by a full moon at the edge of…

F-104 Flies Chase for M2-F2 Research Flight
F-104 Flies Chase for M2-F2 Research Flight

The M2-F2 Lifting Body returns from a research flight at the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, with an F-104…

X-45A with F/A-18 Chase
X-45A with F/A-18 Chase

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight.

X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft
X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft

This photo shows the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft passing over the edge of Rogers Dry Lake as the…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Tom C. McMurtry graduated in June 1957 from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree in…

X-1 on Display at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit Open House
X-1 on Display at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit Open House

A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit.

Hawaiian Islands N’ihau and Lehua are the Backdrop for Pathfinder-Plus Flight
Hawaiian Islands N’ihau and Lehua are the Backdrop for Pathfinder-Plus Flight

Pathfinder-Plus in flight over Hawaiian Islands, with N'ihau and Lehua in the background.

Aircraft Fleet 1960s
Aircraft Fleet 1960s

Flight Research Center and Dryden Flight Research Center engineer R. Dale Reed has long used free-flight models to test new…

First X-45 Flight with GPS-Guided Weapon
First X-45 Flight with GPS-Guided Weapon

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight.

X-36 with Research Aircraft on Dryden Ramp
X-36 with Research Aircraft on Dryden Ramp

A collection of NASA's research aircraft on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center in July 1997: X-31, F-15B,…