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X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator
X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator

X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator.

YF-12 on Edwards Ramp
YF-12 on Edwards Ramp

YF-12A, tail number 06936 on the Edwards ramp.

X-36 Climbs out From Rogers Dry Lake on its First Flight
X-36 Climbs out From Rogers Dry Lake on its First Flight

The remotely-piloted X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft climbed out from Rogers Dry Lake at the Dryden Flight Research Center…

YF-12 Sits on the Back Ramp at Dryden
YF-12 Sits on the Back Ramp at Dryden

Fueled by JP-7, the Blackbirds were capable of cruising at Mach 3.2 and attaining altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet.

X-Wing on the Ramp
X-Wing on the Ramp

One of the most unusual experimental flight vehicles appearing at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility in the 1980s was the…

Technician Checks X-36 Research Aircraft Before First Flight
Technician Checks X-36 Research Aircraft Before First Flight

Lighted by the rays of the morning sunrise on Rogers Dry Lake, adjacent to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Rotor Systems Research Aircraft in the Hangar
Rotor Systems Research Aircraft in the Hangar

One of the most unusual experimental flight vehicles appearing at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility in the 1980s was the…

NASA Dryden Center Director Speaks at the X-34 Rollout
NASA Dryden Center Director Speaks at the X-34 Rollout

NASA Dryden Center Director Kevin Petersen speaking at the X-34 rollout ceremony April 30, 1999.

Iconic Sunrise Shot of the YF-12
Iconic Sunrise Shot of the YF-12

The Lockheed A-12's were constructed mostly of titanium to withstand aerodynamic heating.

Aircraft Fleet 1990s
Aircraft Fleet 1990s

Four different versions of the F-16 were used by Dryden in the 1990s.