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Mar 13, 1964
John B. McKay after X-15 flight #3-27-44
John B. McKay was one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at NASA's Flight Research...
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Sep 23, 1943
Martin B–26 Marauder at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
The Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory’s first aircraft, a Martin B–26B Marauder, parked in front of the Flight...
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Mar 23, 1947
Bell P-59B Airacomet at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
A Bell P-59B Airacomet sits beside the hangar at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight...
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Jan 23, 1955
High-Energy Propellant Rocket Firing at the Rocket Lab
A rocket using high-energy propellant is fired from the Rocket Laboratory at the National Advisory Committee for...
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Jul 3, 2012
Fokker plane three fourth (3/4) front view D-VII
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Jul 22, 1965
Gas Dynamics Laboratory or Spheres NASA Langley
L65-5505 In the Gas Dynamics Laboratory, completed in 1951, researchers explored basic aerodynamic, heating and...
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Jul 3, 2012
Mr. Paul King S.E.5 close up
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Sep 8, 1966
Katherine Johnson At Her Desk at NASA Langley Research Center
Katherine Johnson At Her Desk at NASA Langley Research Center
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Jul 3, 2012
Fokker plane sideview D-VII
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Dec 3, 1963
M2-F1 Lands Hard on Rogers Dry Lake
The M2-F1 following a hard landing on Rogers Dry Lake in 1963. It hit the lakebed so hard the rolling gear...
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Nov 15, 1972
F-111B Wings Swept
The F-111B with its wings swept to their maximum angle. It carried the Mission Adaptive Wing, a single-piece...
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Sep 22, 1967
XB-70 Triple-Sonic Bomber
The North American Aviation XB-70 triple-sonic bomber prototype aircraft No. 1. NASA used the pre-production bomber...
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Jan 7, 1959
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The third F-107A parked on the ramp at the Flight Research Center. Jan. 7, 1959
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Jun 25, 1969
Astronaut Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. at NASA Langley Lunar Research Facility
Astronaut Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. at NASA Langley Lunar Research Facility, Gantry test at night. Haise was the lunar...
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Apr 9, 1958
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Maintanence on the first F-107A. Apr. 9, 1958
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Jan 10, 1973
F-8 Flies with Apollo Guidance Computer
The F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire aircraft had its hydro-mechanical control systems replaced by an Apollo Guidance...
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Sep 24, 1953
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B-47A on ramp
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Sep 1, 1959
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F-107A ground loop landing mishap. Sept. 1, 1959
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Jun 23, 1944
Aircraft in the Flight Research Building at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
A Consolidated B–24D Liberator (left), Boeing B–29 Superfortress (background), and Lockheed RA–29 Hudson...
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May 23, 1951
Duke of Windsor Visits the Lewis Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory
Edward Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Duke of Windsor, visits the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis...
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Jul 23, 1948
Engine Research Building’s Central Control Room
Operators in the Engine Research Building’s Central Control Room at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...
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Jul 23, 1943
Altitude Wind Tunnel Drive Motor Installation
Construction workers install the drive motor for the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) in the Exhauster Building at the...
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Oct 23, 1951
Inlet Duct being lowered into the Altitude Wind Tunnel Test Section
An inlet duct lowered into the 20-foot diameter test section of the Altitude Wind Tunnel at the National Advisory...
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Oct 2, 1997
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In 1949, after graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art, James “Jim” Modarelli began his career as an...
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