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NASA image: Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Apr 22, 1946

Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Front View of -45 deg. Forward swept wing with inboard split flaps deflected 60 deg. In NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind...

ARC
Image
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...

AFRC
NASA image: A71-8290. Swept Augmentor Wing Model Being Installed Into The Test Section Of The Ames 40 X 80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jun 25, 1997

A71-8290. Swept Augmentor Wing Model Being Installed Into The Test Section Of The Ames 40 X 80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

(11/12/1971) 3/4 Scale swept augmentor wing Quest model being installed into the test section of the ames 40 x 80...

ARC
NASA image: Swept Augmentor Wing Model Installed in the Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Oct 27, 1998

Swept Augmentor Wing Model Installed in the Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

(11/12/1971) 3/4 rear view of swept 75% scale augmentor wing quest model being installed into the test section of...

ARC
NASA image: AFRC2017-0037-01
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Feb 17, 2017

AFRC2017-0037-01

The Swept Wing Laminar Flow test article, integrated to the underside of a NASA F-15, will examine the effectiveness...

AFRC
NASA image: AFRC2016-0356-08
Image
Nov 22, 2016

AFRC2016-0356-08

Testing different configurations of distributed roughness elements on the Swept Wing Laminar Flow test article, seen...

AFRC
NASA image: AFRC2016-0364-11
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Dec 1, 2016

AFRC2016-0364-11

NASA’s F-15 research test bed will expose the Swept Wing Laminar Flow test article to speeds up to Mach 2, matching...

AFRC
NASA image: Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jan 18, 1966

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. 3/4 front view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail...

ARC
NASA image: SWEPT-BACK WING. MODEL IN 6X6' W.T.
Image
Jan 12, 1949

SWEPT-BACK WING. MODEL IN 6X6' W.T.

6x6 wind tunnel test on the effects of wing sweep.

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1987-AC87-0038-1
Image
Nov 15, 1987

ARC-1987-AC87-0038-1

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor Forward Swept Wing Configuration (Bell-029564 Swept Wing Tilt...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1987-AC87-0038-3
Image
Nov 15, 1987

ARC-1987-AC87-0038-3

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor folding swept wing and Forward Swept Wing Configurations...

ARC
NASA image: E-1433
Image
Oct 26, 1954

E-1433

In 1954 this photo of two swept wing airplanes was taken on the ramp of NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station. The...

AFRC
NASA image: McDonnell F4H Model in Ames 40X80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Oct 19, 1956

McDonnell F4H Model in Ames 40X80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Application of blowing type boundry-layer control to the leading and trailing edge flaps of a 52 deg swept wing. 3/4...

ARC
NASA image: Boeing SST Model Mounted in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jun 1, 1965

Boeing SST Model Mounted in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Overhead view of Boeing Super Sonic Transport , wings un-swept.

ARC
NASA image: GRC-2002-C-00917
Image
May 1, 2004

GRC-2002-C-00917

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS 0012 NEW SWEPT WING INSTRUMENTED MODEL

GRC
NASA image: EC81-14632
Image
Mar 31, 1981

EC81-14632

The AD-1 aircraft with its wing swept. Visible are the twin jet engines that powered the aircraft and the fixed...

AFRC
NASA image: GRC-2001-C-00159
Image
May 1, 2004

GRC-2001-C-00159

SWEPT WING ICING FUNDAMENTALS MODEL NUMBER 2D GLC305 18 INCH CORD SET AT 28 DEGREE SWEEP ANGLE

GRC
NASA image: ARC-1952-A-17431
Image
Aug 5, 1952

ARC-1952-A-17431

Photo by NACA 45 degree Sweptback wing model drop test Close-up of Body as it Leaves the Plane. Investigation of a...

ARC
NASA image: EC81-15846
Image
Jul 1, 1981

EC81-15846

AD-1 in flight. Flight #30. The AD-1 aircraft in flight with its wing swept at 60 degrees, the maximum sweep angle.

AFRC
NASA image: Side view of Northrop X-4 ship 2
Image
Dec 12, 1950

Side view of Northrop X-4 ship 2

In this 1950 view of the left side of the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station's X-4 research aircraft, the low...

AFRC
NASA image: ECN-14284
Image
Dec 30, 1980

ECN-14284

A close-up view of the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) research vehicle attached to a wing pylon on...

AFRC
NASA image: ARC-1948-A-13011
Image
Jun 2, 1948

ARC-1948-A-13011

NACA Photographer NASA Ames 1X3Ft W.T Blowdown, flexible throat: A swept wing model readied for a test in June 1948,...

ARC
NASA image: Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jan 18, 1966

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 rear view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail and Aft Engins, with Art Morris. Deep Stall Model...

ARC
NASA image: Feature art for social media
Image
May 26, 2021

Feature art for social media

The Lockheed Viking S-3B aircraft is being pulled out of the hangar at Glenn Research Center in preparation for its...

GRC
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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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