AeronauticsD-558-I Skystreak, Acrylic PaintingDuring the 1970s and 1980s, NASA research led to the development of vertical extensions that can be attached to wing...Hot summer days in Southern California’s Antelope Valley force many aircraft operations to start early in the morning before the...NASA hosted 32 students from 31 universities across the United States in Palmdale, CA, for the Student Airborne Research Program.Researcher Rick Bozak inspects fan blade tips on a rotor installed in a test facility at NASA Glenn.Patch: NKC-135A WingletsThe U.S. Navy's Brewster Buffalo experimental aircraft is tested at Langley's full-size wind tunnel in 1938 during its drag-cleanup studies.Aviation experts from NASA and Russia’s Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) recently gathered in Moscow for a two-day safety seminar.NASA is using a modern version of a 150-year-old German photography technique -- schlieren imagery -- to visualize supersonic flow...“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between...Members of a NASA-led research team pose in front of a trio of aircraft, which on February 22 concluded racking...ROSA “Winglet”NASA Langley Research Center centennial emblemBreaking the Sound Barrier, part of the NACA/NASA Langley Research Center centennial celebration — A Storied Legacy, A Soaring Future....In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8’ x...NASA Langley engineers are part of efforts to help safely integrate more unmanned aircraft systems for daily use. Pictured are...The goal for next generation aircraft is to reduce fuel emissions by 80 percent and fuel consumption by 60 percent....Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, used lasers inside the 14- by 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel to map...As Tropical Storm Hermine charged up the East Coast Sept. 2, the hangar at NASA Langley was able to carefully...Averaging a half-mile per gallon might seem unfathomable to most drivers, but for aircraft carrying hundreds of passengers at high...As NASA celebrates National Aviation Day, the agency's aeronautical innovators are working to transform air transportation to meet the future...NASA’s Scalable Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology and Operations Research (SCEPTOR) project has reached a critical milestone, where the electric propulsion...NASA and Partners Open New Research Lab at Charlotte Airport. NASA Aeronautics’ Shawn Engelland (right) briefs NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden...The NASA Wallops Flight Facility's C-130H Hercules dwarfs NASA Langley Research Center's Cirrus SR22 in the NASA Langley hangar in...NASA engineers say the X-57 Maxwell all-electric airplane, as shown in this artist’s rendering, is expected to validate research that...This artist's concept of NASA's X-57 Maxwell aircraft shows the plane's specially designed wing and 14 electric motors. NASA Aeronautics...With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion...Through the UAS Traffic Management project, NASA engineers are thinking up ways to help drones become more widely used and...An Air Force Test Pilot School T-38C passes in front of the sun at a supersonic speed, creating shockwaves that...NASA and aviation industry partners are collaborating on the development of green aviation technologies that will improve fuel efficiency, reduce...F-15s on Armstrong RampJaiwon Shin, NASA’s associate administrator for aeronautics, wrapped up his tour of the agency’s four primary aeronautics centers with a...Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air.The Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) Project is a multiphase, collaborative research project conducted by NASA and Boeing Research...The Low Speed Wind Tunnel is the only facility in the nation that can simulate aircraft takeoff, approach and landing.NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, center, answers questions along with David Melcher, CEO of the Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), left, and...Ten top-level officials from United Airlines visited NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on February 24 to learn more...NASA engineers Alphonso Stewart, left; Ken Iliff, center; and Dale Reed, right; were part of the center's lifting body aircraft...NASA is with you when you fly. Key aerodynamic advances made by NASA researchers led to the upturned tips of...Grumman manufactured two airframes. They flew a total of 437 flights between 1984-1992. On Dec. 13, 1985, the X-29 became...
