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One white man with a long beard and tattoos on his arms holds a silver and gray controller, while another white man leans over to hold a small aircraft in place. The two men are both wearing hearing protection, which look like headphones. The aircraft looks to be only a few feet tall.

NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft

Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at NASA’s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Hall is chief pilot at the center’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory and Link is a pilot for small uncrewed aircraft systems.

Image Credit: NASA/Christopher LC Clark

TakenSeptember 12, 2025

Image CreditNASA/Christopher LC Clark

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