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NASA image: Prandtl-D Goes to Smithsonian
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Aug 27, 2019

Prandtl-D Goes to Smithsonian

Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Lower Drag, or Prandtl-D1, will be displayed in an upcoming Innovations...

AFRC
NASA image: Arrow Wing Model in the 6x6 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Jul 3, 1958

Arrow Wing Model in the 6x6 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

A chambered and twisted wing-body. Arrow wing hypersonic model tested in the 6x6 foot wind tunnel at the NASA Ames...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1942-AAL-2995
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Sep 5, 1942

ARC-1942-AAL-2995

Lockheed P-38 model in 40x80ft w.t. with revised twisted wing at 10 deg. (tuft studies)

ARC
NASA image: NASA Armstrong Supported 2018 Los Angeles County Air Show
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Mar 25, 2018

NASA Armstrong Supported 2018 Los Angeles County Air Show

Al Bowers explains the Prandtl experimental aircraft and how its wing twist could redefine the efficiency of aircraft.

AFRC
NASA image: ARC-1952-A-17431
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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: A-15209. High Lift and Stall Control in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jun 1, 1950

A-15209. High Lift and Stall Control in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Investigation of High Lift and Stall Control on 45 deg. 3/4 front view Sweptback Cambered and Twisted Wing, in Ames...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1957-A-22437
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Feb 13, 1957

ARC-1957-A-22437

Charles Hall displaying tunnel model AR-2 which incorporates conical camber as the half-cone twist in the wings (in...

ARC
NASA image: EC02-0264-01
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Nov 15, 2002

EC02-0264-01

The Active Aeroelastic Wing F-18A lifts off on its first checkout flight November 15, 2002, from NASA's Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: E-2633
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Oct 12, 1956

E-2633

A photo of the control stick used on the Iron Cross Attitude Simulator. Although it resembled today's desktop...

AFRC
NASA image: EC04-0361-08
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Dec 15, 2004

EC04-0361-08

NASA's modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skims over portions of the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission...

AFRC
NASA image: EC04-0361-12
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Dec 15, 2004

EC04-0361-12

NASA's Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 rolls into a hard left turn during a research flight in early December 2004...

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NASA image: EC04-0361-02
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Dec 15, 2004

EC04-0361-02

NASA's Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 resumed flight tests in the second phase of the program at the Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: GRC-1997-C-03941
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Oct 2, 1997

GRC-1997-C-03941

In 1949, after graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art, James “Jim” Modarelli began his career as an...

GRC
NASA image: Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies
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Mar 13, 2020

Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies

A Prandtl-M prototype is air launched from the Carbon Cub aircraft March 13, 2020, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...

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NASA image: Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies
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Aug 16, 2019

Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies

The first of three Prandtl-M prototype aircraft was air launched Aug. 16, 2019, from an Aerostat blimp at NASA’s...

AFRC
NASA image: Sam Maximizes Mars Airplane Internship
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Mar 2, 2020

Sam Maximizes Mars Airplane Internship

Nathan Sam shows the Prandtl-M aircraft he helped fabricate at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

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NASA image: Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies
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Mar 13, 2020

Latest Mars Aircraft Prototype Flies

From left Eric Becker watches as Nathan Sam, Robert 'Red' Jensen and Justin Hall attach a Prandtl-M aircraft onto...

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NASA image: Sam Maximizes Mars Airplane Internship
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Feb 27, 2020

Sam Maximizes Mars Airplane Internship

Nathan Sam and Robert “Red” Jensen lay material into a Prandtl-M aircraft mold at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...

AFRC

Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
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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