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D-558-II Skyrocket
D-558-II Skyrocket

This 1954 photograph shows a Douglas D-558-II under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for a B-29) launch aircraft. The P2B-1S has…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

From December 10, 1966, until his retirement on February 27, 1976, Stan Butchart served as Chief (later, Director) of Flight…

Aircraft Fleet 1950s
Aircraft Fleet 1950s

A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the…

F/A-18 Flight Simulator
F/A-18 Flight Simulator

The F/A-18 simulator at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds
XF-92A Flies Above the Clouds

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows an aft view of the XF-92A in flight above a layer of…

Research Pilot Rogers Smith with X-29
Research Pilot Rogers Smith with X-29

Rogers Smith, a NASA research pilot, is seen here at the cockpit of the X-29 forward-swept-wing technology demonstrator at NASA's…

X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership
X-1 on the Ramp with the B-29 Mothership

XS-1 on the ramp with the B-29 mothership in 1949.

Aircraft Fleet 1950’s
Aircraft Fleet 1950’s

In the center foreground of this 1953 hangar photo is the YF-84A (NACA 134/Air Force 45-59490) used for vortex generator…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first test flight on solar power…

Helios Prototype Flying Wing
Helios Prototype Flying Wing

Helios Prototype Flying Wing taking off.