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George Cooper, a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics stands next to a North American F-100 airplane at what is now NASA’s Ames Research Center. Cooper wears a helmet and a tight jumpsuit with a harness. "NACA" is visible on the underside of the plane.

NACA Test Pilot Poses with Plane

In this 1957 photo, George Cooper, a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, stands next to a North American F-100, a supersonic fighter tested by the NACA.

Image Credit: NASA

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