AeronauticsDuring the 1970s and 1980s, NASA research led to the development of vertical extensions that can be attached to wing...In the 1950s, NASA scientist Richard Whitcomb discovered several fundamental solutions to key aerodynamics challenges. One of the most revolutionary...During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA helped develop and flight test the digital “fly-by-wire” system, which replaced heavier and less...Aircraft, spacecraft, racing cars, 18-wheelers – wind tunnels are still a critical tool for testing and proving aerodynamic performance. NASA...Ever see an old airplane cockpit and how it was chock-full of dials and gauges and things that spun around?...As early as the 1930s, wind tunnels built and operated by NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for on Aeronautics,...The second generation X-1s used the same wing, horizontal tail, and XLR-11 rocket engine as the first generation aircraft, with...The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was the sleekest of the early experimental aircraft, but its research accomplishments were not those originally...Nearly every aircraft flying and air traffic management system now in use includes NASA-supported technologies that improve efficiency and safety....For decades, NASA has worked with the aviation community to develop technologies that help keep air transportation the safest way...Aviation gives the U.S. $1.5 trillion per year in economic activity – jobs, commerce, leisure.You may not have flown today but something you needed did – a designer suit, the latest iPhone, a new...NASA-developed tools have been in use by the FAA and its controllers for decades.Aviation connects people. NASA is with you when you fly, too. Every U.S. aircraft and air traffic control tower has...When the busiest air travel day of the year is here, NASA Aeronautics helps keep flight safe and efficient.The industry association Airlines for America predicts 24.6 million passengers will take off to visit friends and family during the...To help develop more efficient rotorcraft designs, engineers need to better understand the complex airflow interactions caused by the spinning...Aviation matters to the 741 million passengers who travel every year.Aviation gives the U.S. 11.5 million direct and indirect jobs.NASA's green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel-efficient...NASA has made decades of contributions to aviation. NASA technology is on board every U.S. commercial aircraft and air traffic...A heating component of a YF-12 supersonic aircraft is tested in a NASA laboratory in the 1970s.The Price Induction DGEN model 380 turbofan engine rolled into the NASA Glenn Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory for noise reduction test...The B-70 Valkyrie, with a planned cruise speed of Mach 3 and operating altitude of 70,000 feet, was to be...NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, used an F-18 Hornet fighter aircraft as its High Angle-of-Attack (Alpha) Research Vehicle...A NASA technology that offers more efficient ways to avoid bad weather is being tested by American Airlines.A NASA aircraft plays follow-the-leader during early morning flight tests of jet biofuels.During the Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions, or ACCESS II, flight tests, researchers in chase aircraft flew...Most current airliners are designed as a tube with wings – a single tube or fuselage. But for the future,...On Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, a lot of people are reflecting on how far aviation has come in the...From mid-1979 to January 1983, two remotely piloted, experimental Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) vehicles were used at the NASA...This is what a NASA aeronautics researcher often sees during simulations of new air traffic management tools that can someday...The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in...NASA’s G-III flying test bed aircraft rested on three pneumatic lifting devices or "airbags" in preparation for loads testing in...The Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions, or ACCESS II, research campaign now underway in California involves ground...This photo, taken from the CT-133 aircraft of research partner National Research Council of Canada, shows the NASA HU-25C Guardian...The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,...The boundary layer hot film and the boundary layer rakes are shown on the left wing of NASA's single-seat F-16XL...The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,...The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,...
