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Apr 3, 2025
NASA F-15D Research Aircraft Conduct Calibration Flight
NASA's F-15D research aircraft conducts a calibration flight of a shock-sensing probe near NASA’s Armstrong Flight...
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Jul 1, 2025
NASA’s S-3B Viking Aircraft Disassembly Time-lapse
Inside the Hangar and Manufacturing Facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, this time-lapse video shows the...
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Aug 23, 1941
Construction of the Hangar at the New Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
Northward view of the Flight Research Building's steel framework in August 1941 as it neared completion at the...
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Jul 12, 1993
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Systems Research Aircraft (SRA), a highly modified F-18 jet...
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May 1, 2001
Aerial photo of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center with the Endeavour Space Shuttle and 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft taxiing on ramp
Aerial photo of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center with the Endeavour Space Shuttle and 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft...
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Apr 4, 2008
The X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft banks smartly in this Block 2 flight phase image
The X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft banks smartly in this Block 2 flight phase image.
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Dec 3, 2007
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The above-the-fuselage engine and V-tail distinguish one of NASA's two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft parked on the...
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Dec 3, 2007
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A ground crewman maneuvers one of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned science aircraft into Hangar 4801 at NASA's Dryden...
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Jan 23, 1944
Bell P–63A King Cobra at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
The Army Air Forces lent the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory...
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Mar 31, 2026
NASA Armstrong ER-2
A NASA ER-2 aircraft takes off from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Tuesday,...
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Aug 1, 2001
Lockheed ER-2 #809 high altitude research aircraft in flight
ER-2 tail number 809, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...
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Dec 18, 1998
Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft during landing
ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...
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Nov 17, 1998
Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight
ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...
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Apr 29, 1998
Lockheed ER-2C #809 high altitude research aircraft in flight
ER-2C tail number 809, was one of two Airborne Science ER-2Cs used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were...
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Nov 17, 1998
Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight
ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...
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Aug 25, 2003
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s modified F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies off the wing of NASA's F-15B Research testbed aircraft.
In a role-reversal, Northrop Grumman Corp.'s modified F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies off...
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May 6, 1996
Helicopter Removes Historic Rooftop Pedestal
A rooftop pedestal and telemetry dish gathered information from research aircraft at Building 4800 at NASA’s...
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Jul 20, 2007
A pristine blue sky backdrops the X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft during the aircraft's first flight July 20, 2007, from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center
A pristine blue sky backdrops the X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft during the aircraft's first flight July 20, 2007,...
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Apr 2, 2019
NASA Aircraft heads to Southern California’s Poppy Reserve in the foreground. Rainy Season made the Antelope Valley colorful with poppies and wildflowers.
NASA’s T-34 aircraft flown from the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center heading toward Southern California’s...
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Apr 2, 2019
NASA Aircraft heads to Southern California's Poppy Reserve in the foreground. Rainy Season made the Antelope Valley colorful with poppies and wildflowers.
NASA's T-34 aircraft flown from the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center aims the plane toward Southern...
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May 15, 2024
NASA’s DC-8 Flies Under Clear Skies During Final Flight
The DC-8 ascents during its final flight before it is retired from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building...
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May 15, 2024
NASA’s DC-8 Conducts Final Flight
The DC-8 flies for the last time from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California,...
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May 15, 2024
NASA Bids Farewell to DC-8
The DC-8 flies low for the last time over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, before it...
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May 15, 2024
NASA’s DC-8 Conducts Final Flight
The DC-8 is shown overhead during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in...
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