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T-34C in Flight
T-34C in Flight

A NASA T-34C aircraft, used for safety chase, is shown flying above the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., in…

T-34C Back Seat Instrument Panel
T-34C Back Seat Instrument Panel

The back seat instrument panel on the NASA T-34C chase plane. In its role as a military trainer, the instructor…

T-38 Mission Support Aircraft
T-38 Mission Support Aircraft

A sleek, supersonic T-38 trainer jet is taxied into the parking ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center by chief…

NASA Dryden’s T-38 Talon Trainer Aircraft
NASA Dryden’s T-38 Talon Trainer Aircraft

NASA Dryden's T-38 Talon trainer aircraft in flight near Edwards Air Force Base. Formerly at NASA's Langley Research Center, this…

Chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the Dryden’s T-38 Aircraft.
Chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the Dryden’s T-38 Aircraft.

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the center's T-38 Talon mission support aircraft.

In Flight over U.S. Borax Mine: F/A-18 AAW
In Flight over U.S. Borax Mine: F/A-18 AAW

NASA's modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skimmed over the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission from the Dryden Flight…

Research Duties for F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
Research Duties for F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

NASA 853, a modified former Navy F/A-18A fighter plane, performed research duties in the Active Aeroelastic Wing project at NASA…

F/A-18 AAW Undergoes Ground Vibration Tests
F/A-18 AAW Undergoes Ground Vibration Tests

The upper wing surfaces of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 test aircraft were covered with accelerometers and other sensors during…

F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

The modified F/A-18 flown in the joint NASA/Air Force Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) research project showed off its colors during…

F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

NASA Dryden technicians (Dave Dennis, Freddie Graham, and Jeff Doughty) positioned a support cylinder under the right wing of the…