
TF-104G #824 flies chase on NB-52B during a Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW)-1 captive…

The modified BQM-34 Firebee II drone with Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW-1), a supercritical airfoil, during a 1980 research flight.

Technicians mount a BQM-43 Firebee II drone on the wing pylon of NASA's B-52B launch aircraft. The drone was test…

This image shows three vehicle configurations considered for the Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) project, conducted at NASA's…

Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for…

An artist's conception of the X-37 Advanced Technology Demonstrator as it glided to a landing on Earth.

This 1989 photo shows the cockpit and instrument panel of the X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft.

A BQM-34 Firebee II drone is carried aloft under the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership during a 1977 research flight.…

DAST-2, a modified BQM-34 Firebee II drone, undergoes calibration in a hangar at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. After…

Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for…