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F-14 Tomcat
F-14 Tomcat

NASA's F-14 (NASA tail number 991; Navy serial number 157991) shown flying over Rogers Dry Lake, accompanied by a Navy…

M2-F3 Lifting Body
M2-F3 Lifting Body

The M2-F3 Lifting Body is seen here on the lakebed next to the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

AFTI/F-16 Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
AFTI/F-16 Advanced Fighter Technology Integration

The Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) F-16 in its final configuration, flying in the vicinity of Edwards Air Force Base,…

Model Builders Prepare for a Flight
Model Builders Prepare for a Flight

Model airplane builders James B. Newman and Robert L. McDonald prepare for a flight with models of the M2-F2 and…

DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A System Demonstration Program Complete
DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A System Demonstration Program Complete

The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known…

X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight

Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Theseus Remotely Piloted Aircraft

The Theseus prototype remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA) waits on the lakebed before its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research…

Pathfinder-Plus Remotely Piloted Flying Wing
Pathfinder-Plus Remotely Piloted Flying Wing

Pathfinder-Plus flying over the Hawaiian Islands in 1998 with Ni'ihau Island in the background.

21st Century Aerospace Vehicle
21st Century Aerospace Vehicle

An artist's rendering shows advanced concepts NASA envisions for an aircraft of the future. Called the 21st Century Aerospace Vehicle,…

NASA Pilot Milt Thompson Awaits his M2-F2 Flight
NASA Pilot Milt Thompson Awaits his M2-F2 Flight

NASA research pilot Milt Thompson sits in the M2-F2 "heavyweight" lifting body research vehicle before a 1966 test flight.