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F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA's two-seat F-16XL research aircraft streaks over the California desert near the Dryden Flight Research Center, during its final flight…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

The perforated titanium overlay mounted on the upper surface of the left wing is clearly evident on this view of…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

A laminar flow control experiment covering much of the left wing (dark area) of NASA's F-16XL "848" is seen clearly…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

The laminar flow control panel in the left wing (dark area, forward center) of NASA's F-16XL is highly visible in…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's modified F-16XL conducted testing on laminar flow during an Oct. 1996 research mission over the…

Ground Crew Maneuvers Global Hawk into Hangar
Ground Crew Maneuvers Global Hawk into Hangar

A ground crew member maneuvered one of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned science aircraft into Hangar 4801 at NASA's Dryden Flight…

DC-8 Sets off on Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AirSAR) Mission
DC-8 Sets off on Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AirSAR) Mission

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica on NASA's AirSAR 2004…

Sampling Lines Tied Down for Synthetic Fuel Performance Testing
Sampling Lines Tied Down for Synthetic Fuel Performance Testing

Bruce Anderson of NASA Langley Research Center and David Liscinsky of United Technologies Research Center tied down sampling lines between…

AirSAR Team Studies Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica
AirSAR Team Studies Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica

The Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica viewed from NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 campaign.

AirSAR Pilots Explain DC-8 Mission to Chilean Students
AirSAR Pilots Explain DC-8 Mission to Chilean Students

Pilot Bill Brockett (left) and Chilean Air Force Captain Saez with school children in the cockpit of NASA Dryden's DC-8…