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Cockpit: D-558-I Skystreak
Cockpit: D-558-I Skystreak

This 1949 photograph of the D-558-I cockpit instrumentation panel illustrates the complex array of dials and switches that confronted the…

On the Ramp: D-558-I Skystreak
On the Ramp: D-558-I Skystreak

In this NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph taken in 1949, the Douglas D-558-I is on the ramp at South…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

NASA research pilot Edward T. Schneider in the cockpit of an F-104.

NACA High-Speed Flight Station Fleet, 1950’s
NACA High-Speed Flight Station Fleet, 1950’s

A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the…

X-1E
X-1E

The X-1E occupies an honorary spot in front of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's main building.

Walter C. Williams Research Aircraft Integration Facility (RAIF)
Walter C. Williams Research Aircraft Integration Facility (RAIF)

Walter C. Williams Research Aircraft Integration Facility (RAIF)

Research Pilot Tom McMurtry with X-24B Lifting Body
Research Pilot Tom McMurtry with X-24B Lifting Body

In this 1975 photo, research pilot Thomas C. McMurtry stands in front of the X-24B on Rogers Dry Lake, adjacent…

Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B Rocket-Powered Aircraft
Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B Rocket-Powered Aircraft

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B rocket-powered research aircraft, one of the growth versions of the original X-1 series, on the…

Paraglider Research Vehicle – Paresev
Paraglider Research Vehicle – Paresev

Pilot with Paraglider Research Vehicle1 (Paresev) on tow in 1962.

Paraglider Research Vehicle – Paresev
Paraglider Research Vehicle – Paresev

Paraglider Research Vehicle 1-A (Paresev) and Stearman tow plane on lakebed.