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Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The Tupolev Tu-144LL lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development Center near Moscow, Russia, on a 1998 test flight.

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

With its nose drooped and canards extended, the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

With its giant delta wings drooping toward the ground, the Tupolev Tu-144LL is towed down a taxiway at the Zhukovsky…

Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport
Tu-144LL Supersonic Transport

The modified Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic flying laboratory touches down and deploys a trio of drag chutes following a test flight…

Aircraft Fleet 1990s
Aircraft Fleet 1990s

Three types of aircraft used as chase aircraft in support of research flights at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft

On August 29, 1995, aided by NASA-developed propulsion controlled aircraft (PCA) system, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made the first-ever, safe…

MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft

On August 29, 1995, aided by NASA-developed propulsion controlled aircraft (PCA) system, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made the first-ever, safe…

MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft

Aug. 30, 1995, a the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 transport aircraft landed equipped with a computer-assisted engine control system that has…

MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft

This McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has taxied to a position on the flightline at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…

MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft

This McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has taxied to a position on the flightline at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…