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Plywood Mockup of the X-38’s Aft End
Plywood Mockup of the X-38’s Aft End

Plywood mockup of the X-38's aft end, minus vertical stabilizers, mounted on a truck for an economical test of the…

Global Hawk on Dryden Ramp
Global Hawk on Dryden Ramp

One of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned science aircraft parked on the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Ventrally-Mounted Test Fxture on F-104
Ventrally-Mounted Test Fxture on F-104

YF-104A (55-2961) with ventrally-mounted test fixture.

F-104 in Formation Flight with T-38 Chase Aircraft
F-104 in Formation Flight with T-38 Chase Aircraft

An F-104 in formation flight with a T-38 chase aircraft. The photo was taken from another F-104. Its wingtip tank…

Experimental Fixture Mounted under Fuselage of F-104
Experimental Fixture Mounted under Fuselage of F-104

An F-104 in a turn over Rogers Dry Lake. The landing gear and the wing leading and trailing edges flaps…

F-104 Carries Instrument Fixture
F-104 Carries Instrument Fixture

A NASA F-104 in flight over the desert during 1990. The aircraft had an experiment fixture under the fuselage, and…

F-104 Starfighter
F-104 Starfighter

TF-104G #824 flies chase on NB-52B during a Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing (DAST) ARW-1 captive flight. The DAST…

F-104 Starfighter
F-104 Starfighter

JF-104A (formerly YF-104A, serial # 55-2961) was modified with a hydrogen peroxide reaction control system (RCS). Following a zoom climb…

F-104 Starfighter
F-104 Starfighter

Research pilots do not only fly aircraft and spacecraft. In this 1992 photo, NASA's Steve Ishmael is seated on an…