NASA Research pilot C. Gordon Fullerton sits in cockpit of Tu-144LL SST Flying Laboratory.
The delta wing of the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory is evident in this view from underneath the aircraft during…
The Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory shows off its sleek lines in a low-level pass over the Zhukovsky Air Development…
The Tupolev Tu-144LL lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development Center near Moscow, Russia, on a 1998 test flight.
With its nose drooped and canards extended, the Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying laboratory lifts off from the Zhukovsky Air Development…
With its giant delta wings drooping toward the ground, the Tupolev Tu-144LL is towed down a taxiway at the Zhukovsky…
The modified Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic flying laboratory touches down and deploys a trio of drag chutes following a test flight…
Three types of aircraft used as chase aircraft in support of research flights at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…
On August 29, 1995, aided by NASA-developed propulsion controlled aircraft (PCA) system, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made the first-ever, safe…
On August 29, 1995, aided by NASA-developed propulsion controlled aircraft (PCA) system, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made the first-ever, safe…