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F-15A Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle
F-15A Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle

This photograph shows one of NASA's 3/8th-scale F-15 remotely piloted research vehicles under the wing of the B-52 mothership in…

X-1B on the Lakebed
X-1B on the Lakebed

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B, seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, was first flown for…

Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche

Technicians check instrumentation and systems on NASA 808, a PA-30 aircraft, prior to a research flight. The aircraft was used…

Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche

Dryden Flight Research Center's Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, which helped validate the Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle (RPRV) concept, descends to…

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

NASA Flight Research Center's Douglas R4D-5/C-47H (Bu. No. 17136) in flight, with its landing gear extended, in 1963.

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

This photograph taken in 1956 shows the first of three R4D Skytrain aircraft on the ramp behind the NACA High-Speed…

Douglas R4D Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain

This Photograph taken in 1956 shows the first of three R4D Skytrain aircraft on the ramp behind the NACA High-Speed…

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

NACA test pilot Robert Champine is in the cockpit of the Douglas D-558-I Skystreak with the ground crew. Robert A.…

Women Computers at Dryden
Women Computers at Dryden

The late 1940s saw increased flight activity, and more women computers were needed at the NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit…

F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test
F-15B Shuttle Foam Insulation Test

Test panels covered with an advanced foam insulation material for the Space Shuttle's giant external fuel tank were test flown…