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The NASA C-140 JetStar research aircraft (top) is followed by a NASA Learjet equipped with acoustic sensors during...
In this photo of the C-140 JetStar on the Dryden Ramp, a subscale propeller has been fitted to the upper fuselage of...
Under a rain-filled sky, Mark Epstein holds a rescued white pelican while Kat Royer fixes a leg band on it before...
A white pelican named "Fisheater" by its rescuers, beats its wings as it flies to freedom at the Merritt Island...
The Dryden C-140 JetStar during testing of advanced propfan designs. Dryden conducted flight research in 1981-1982...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A white pelican named "Fisheater" by its rescuers soars to open water in the Merritt...
A rescued white pelican, dubbed "Fisheater" by his rescuers, takes a tentative step and stretches its wings after...
Under a rain-filled sky, Mark Epstein, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gets ready to release a rescued...
Mark Epstein, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, holds a white pelican that will be released under a...