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Pitot-static Probe Mounted on Noseboom Protrudes from XF-92A’s Nose Engine
Pitot-static Probe Mounted on Noseboom Protrudes from XF-92A’s Nose Engine

This photograph shows the pitot-static probe, used to measure airspeed, Mach number, and altitude, mounted on a noseboom protruding from…

X-5 on NACA Ramp
X-5 on NACA Ramp

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

Boom-Mounted Instruments Measure Air Turbulence
Boom-Mounted Instruments Measure Air Turbulence

Sensitive instruments mounted on booms extending forward of the wing measured air turbulence and its effect on the stability of…

PIK-20E Sailplane
PIK-20E Sailplane

NASA's PIK-20E motor-glider sailplane is seen during a research flight.

PIK-20E Sailplane
PIK-20E Sailplane

This photo shows NASA's PIK-20 motor-glider sailplane on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

X-24B on the Lakebed
X-24B on the Lakebed

This photo emphasizes the sleek, futuristic shape of the X-24B lifting body as it sits on the lakebed near the…

Instrumentation Checks on YF-102 Delta Dagger
Instrumentation Checks on YF-102 Delta Dagger

Convair YF-102 (53-1785) on NACA ramp at South Base, Edwards, CA, ready for instrumentation checks before a flight.

Front View of X-5
Front View of X-5

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

X-5 Illustrates Wing Sweep Capability
X-5 Illustrates Wing Sweep Capability

This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force…

Overhead Shot of Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger
Overhead Shot of Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger

Convair JF-102A (54-1374) on the ramp at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station, Edwards, CA, in 1956.