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Century Series Fighters in Formation
Century Series Fighters in Formation

This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph of the Century Series fighters in formation flight was taken in 1957.

Sikorsky Rotor Systems Research Aircraft
Sikorsky Rotor Systems Research Aircraft

A Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) is seen here on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,…

Building 4800
Building 4800

The X-1E research aircraft provides a striking view at the entrance of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory

2000 degree °F vacuum and inert atmosphere furnace.

On the Ramp: X-1E, D-558-II, and X-1B
On the Ramp: X-1E, D-558-II, and X-1B

Early NACA research aircraft on the lakebed at the High-Speed Flight Station in 1955.

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

Under the watchful eyes of news media and officials of the city of Lancaster, Calif., from a balcony, workers steady…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

A water-cannon salute from two Air Force fire trucks heralds NASA research pilot Gordon Fullerton's final mission as his NASA…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

While workers on the ground steady the craft with guy ropes, workers atop a high-lift truck align the mounting plates…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

Workers carefully align a mounting bracket attached to an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with the top of a pedestal in front…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft formerly flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., is sandwiched between two groups of…