Kevin Watt, Wood Craft Center manger, teaches kids
Kevin Watt, Wood Craft Center manger, teaches kids how to make a cutting board at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 11, 2017. The Fairchild Youth Center hosted a week-long wood working camp where kids ... More
Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (one of the first Women Air Forces Service ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More
RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135
RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing sits on the tarmac at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 26, 2019. In honor of 75 years since D-Day, aircraft from RAF... More
Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect
Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress and KC-135 Stratotanker on static display at Washington Dulles International Airport, Va., Oct. 19, 2017. The foundation hosted a reunio... More
U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (left), 91st Air Refueling Squadr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More
U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (right), 91st Air Refueling Squad...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More
An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del.,
An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 19, 2009. The Thunderbirds performed and many visitors viewed static displays.
Refueling lifeline of US, NATO air ops
A 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to offload fuel to Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are flying in formation behind the tanker. The 100th ARW arrived at Royal Air Force... More
KC-135 on ramp, NASA history collection
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in several projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Californ... More
Former Dryden pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
KC-135 on ramp, NASA history collection
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in several projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Californ... More
Former Dryden pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
Stanley P. Butchart NASA history collection
Description: (1954) Stanley P. Butchart joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' High-Speed Flight Research Station on May 10, 1951. Stan was the fourth research pilot hired at the Station afford... More
Closeup of research pilot Neil Armstrong operating the Iron Cross Atti...
Description (1956) Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA ... More
NASA KC-135 Stratotanker, Dryden history gallery
E-4123 KC-135 on ramp June 5, 1958 NASA Photo / Read Project Description NASA Identifier: 327856main_E-4123
Pilot Joseph Algranti entering a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee
Pilot Joe Algranti climbs into the cockpit of a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee on the tarmac at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. Nine months later the laborat... More
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
NASA B-47A Stratojet, Dryden history gallery
E54-01317 From December 10, 1966, until his retirement on February 27, 1976, Stanley P. Butchart served as Chief, then Director of Flight Operations at NASA's Flight Research Center, renamed on March 26, 1976, ... More
Closeup of research pilot Neil Armstrong operating the Iron Cross Atti...
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
Closeup of research pilot Neil Armstrong operating the Iron Cross Atti...
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-8 - TRAINING - PILOT IN WEIGHTLESSNESS USING EXPERIM...
S66-24410 (18 Feb. 1966) --- Astronaut David R. Scott performs a maintenance and repair experiment with a battery-powered tool during a state of weightlessness while in extravehicular activity (EVA) training on... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 - Weightlessness Training - Wright-Patterson AFB,...
S66-28583 (1 April 1966) --- The Gemini-10 prime crew undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force plane. Astronaut John W. Young, command pilot, is on left. On the right is astronaut Michae... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 - Weightlessness Training - Wright-Patterson AFB,...
S66-28782 (1 April 1966) --- Astronaut Michael Collins, prime crew pilot of the Gemini-10 spaceflight, experiences a condition of weightlessness during zero-gravity egress training. A KC-135 Air Force plane, fl... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 - Weightlessness Training - Wright-Patterson AFB,...
S66-28770 (1 April 1966) --- Astronaut Michael Collins, prime crew pilot of the Gemini-10 spaceflight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training aboard a KC-135 Air Force plane. The plane, flying a parabolic curve... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 Weightlessness Training - Wright-Patterson AFB, O...
S66-28636 (1 April 1966) --- Astronaut Clifton C. Williams Jr., backup crew pilot of the Gemini-10 spaceflight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training. A KC-135 Air Force plane, flying a parabolic curve, create... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - TRAINING - ASTRONAUT ALDRIN - OH
S66-28114 (1 April 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the Gemini-12 spaceflight, undergoes zero-gravity egress training. A KC-135 Air Force plane, flying a parabolic curve, creates a weightless e... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - TRAINING - WEIGHTLESSNESS - ASTRONAUT MANEUVERIN...
S66-31665 (3 May 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, pilot of the Gemini-9 spaceflight, participates in extravehicular training under zero-gravity conditions aboard a KC-135 aircraft. Here, he is donning the ... More
EVA Training Weightlessness, NASA Gemini program
S66-40098 (17 June 1966) --- Astronaut Michael Collins, prime crew pilot of the Gemini-10 spaceflight, undergoes zero-gravity (weightlessness) training aboard an Air Force KC-135 aircraft. He practices with mic... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA) - ASTRONAUT WILL...
S66-47856 (11 Aug. 1966) --- Astronaut William A. Anders, backup crew pilot of the Gemini-11 spaceflight, participates in extravehicular activity (EVA) training under zero-gravity conditions aboard a KC-135 air... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA) - ASTRONAUT WILL...
S66-47857 (11 Aug. 1966) --- Astronaut William A. Anders, backup crew pilot of the Gemini-11 spaceflight, participates in extravehicular activity (EVA) training under zero-gravity conditions aboard a KC-135 air... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 (WEIGHTLESSNESS) - ASTRONAUT EDWIN E. ALDRIN, JR....
S66-56738 (4 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., prime crew pilot of the Gemini-12 spaceflight, undergoes zero-gravity ingress and egress training aboard an Air Force KC-135 aircraft. He practices usi... More
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices work task aboard KC-135
S66-57365 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, practices work tasks during zero-gravity training. He is standing in a mock-up of the Gemini spacecraft's adapter... More
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices work task aboard KC-135
S66-57353 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, practices work tasks on a mock-up of the adapter section of a spacecraft. Training took place onboard an Air Forc... More
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices tether attachment aboard KC-135
S66-57326 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, attaches tether to hooks on mock-up of the adapter section of a Gemini spacecraft. He is taking part in zero-grav... More
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin practices work task aboard KC-135
S66-57387 (13 Oct. 1966) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot for the Gemini-12 spaceflight, practices work tasks during zero-gravity training. He is secured to a mock-up of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle... More
F-105D Thunderchief aircraft are refueled on their way to North Vietna...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tom McMurtry - chief of Dryden Flight Operations with STS mated to 747...
Thomas C. McMurtry in front of the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. He graduated in June 1957 from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. McMurtry had been part o... More
Apollo 8 Reentry, NASA Moon program
(December 27, 1968) This Apollo 8 reentry photograph was taken by a U.S. Air Force ALOTS (Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System) camera mounted on a KC-135A aircraft flown at 40,000 ft altitude. Apollo 8... More
Saturn V S-IVB stage - Saturn Apollo Program
This photograph was taken at the Redstone airfield, Huntsville, Alabama, during the unloading of the Saturn V S-IVB stage that housed the Orbital Workshop (OWS) from the Super Guppy, the NASA plane that was spe... More
AN air-to-air front view of an F-105D Thunderchief aircraft approachin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Southeast Asia Scene Camera Operator: A1C Howard Fisher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Wernher von Braun inside the KC-135 Reduced-Gravity flight
Dr. von Braun inside the KC-135 in flight. The KC-135 provide NASA's Reduced-Gravity Program the unique weightlessness or zero-g environment of space flight for testing and training of human and hardware reacti... More
Apollo 8 reentry photograph, NASA Apollo program
S69-15592 (27 Dec. 1968) --- This Apollo 8 re-entry photograph was taken by U.S. Air Force Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) camera mounted on a KC-135-A aircraft flown at 40,000 feet altitud... More
Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Prepares for Weightless Conditions
Description: In preparation of the nation's first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11 crew members underwent training to practice activities they would be performing during the mission. In this photograph, astrona... More
Former Dryden pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong being inducted i...
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
Apollo 11 - Saturn Apollo Program
In preparation of the nation’s first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11 crew members underwent training to practice activities they would be performing during the mission. In this photograph, astronaut Edwin E. A... More
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin undergoes zero-gravity training aboard KC-135
S69-39269 (10 July 1969) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, undergoes zero-gravity training aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 jet aircraft from nearby Pat... More
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 175th Figh...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael O'Hagan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Hammer performs
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Hammer performs an eddy current check on the skin of a KC-135 Stratotanker. The compact, lightweight eddy current machine induces a surface current into the metal and return... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard with Modular Equipment Transporter aboard KC-13...
S70-53479 (4 Nov. 1970) -- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Apollo 14 commander, pulls the modular equipment transporter (MET) under weightless conditions aboard an Air Force KC-135 out of Patrick Air Force Base.... More
127th Wing at Selfridge, Air National Guard
An A-10 Thunderbolt II and two KC-135 Stratotankers are seen near the Base Operations Building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in the early morning hours of May 12, 2016. The two aircraft are flown by the ... More
Stu Roosa in the KC-135. NASA public domain image colelction.
Stuart A. Roosa, backup crew command module pilot for Apollo 17, participates in extra vehicular activity simulation training aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft. A mock-up of the Scientific Instrument Modu... More
Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135
S72-50270 (September 1972) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission, participates in lunar surface extravehicular activity simulation training under one-sixth gravity con... More
Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135
S72-50271 (September 1972) --- Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, backup crew command module pilot of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission, participates in extravehicular activity simulation training under zero-gravity ... More
A YA-10 aircraft is refueled on the ground by a KC-135 Stratotanker ai...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
An air-to-air rear view of a YA-10 aircraft being refueled by a KC-135...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
Silhouette view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as the sun sets behi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '76 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More
An air-to-air view from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as its boom low...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
An air-to-air view from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as its boom con...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
An air-to-air view from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as its boom is ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
Right side air-to-air view of four F-4 Phantom II and a KC-135 Stratot...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SCARLET DUCK Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More
Astronauts Experience Weightlessness in the KC-135
(1978) Six astronauts who had been in training at the Johnson Space Center for almost a year get a sample of weightlessness. They are onboard the NASA KC-135 that uses a special parabolic pattern to create brie... More
A view of the refueling boom drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Tobias Van Rossum Daum Release S... More
A ground crewman checks the refueling boom drogue of a KC-135 Stratota...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Tobias Van Rossum Daum Release S... More
A close-up view of the refueling boom and drogue of a KC-135 Stratotan...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Tobias Van Rossum Daum Release S... More
KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, MSGT Mike Carrol of the 170th Air R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael E. Caldwell Release St... More
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels an Attack Squadron 1...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
An elevated view of the flight line with two B-52 Stratofortress aircr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul N. Hayashi Release Status: R... More
ASTRONAUT YOUNG, JOHN W. - ZERO-GRAVITY (ZERO-G) - KC-135
S79-30347 (31 March 1979) --- Taking advantage of a brief period of zero-gravity afforded aboard a KC-135 flying a parabolic curve, the flight crew of the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1) goes th... More
NASA KC-135 Stratotanker, Dryden history gallery
EC79-11484 The KC-135 with the winglets in flight over the San Gabriel mountains, south of Edwards AFB. While wind tunnel tests suggested that winglets - developed by NASA Langley's Richard Whitcomb - would sig... More
NASA KC-135 Stratotanker, Dryden history gallery
ECN-11353 KC-135A in flight - winglet study July 25, 1979 NASA Photo / KC-135 Project Description NASA Identifier: 327904main_ECN-11353
NASA KC-135 Stratotanker, Dryden history gallery
EC79-11314 KC-135A in flight - winglet study During the 1970s, the focus at Dryden shifted from high-speed and high-altitude flight to incremental improvements in technology and aircraft efficiency. One manifes... More
Guion Bluford Experiences Weightlessness on the KC-135
(March 2, 1979) Astronaut Guion S. Bluford and Aviation Safety Officer Charles F. Hayes got a unique perspective of their environment during a zero gravity flight. They are aboard a KC-135 aircraft, also known ... More
Space Shuttle -- March 1979, NASA Space suits history
Taking advantage of a brief period of microgravity afforded aboard a KC-135 flying a parabolic curve, the flight crew of the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1) goes through a spacesuit-donning exer... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker, C-141B Starlifter and C-5A Galaxy aircraft park...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sra Nicholas C. Guerrier Release Status:... More
Space shuttle Shuttle - Crew Candidates
Astronaut -Candidate (ASCAN) Guion S. Bluford and Aviation Safety Officer Charles F. Hayes got a unique perspective of their environment during a zero- gravity flight. They are aboard a KC-135 Aircraft, which f... More
Astronaut Guion S. Bluford and others participate in zero-g studies
S79-28602 (2 March 1979) --- Astronaut candidate Guion S. Bluford and Aviation Safety Officer Charles F. Hayes got a unique perspective of their environment during a zero gravity flight. They are aboard a KC-13... More
A view from the cockpit of a 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hawaii A...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
An air to air right side view of two 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron F...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Status: Released to P... More
A photographer watches from the back seat of a 199th Tactical Fighter ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Paul J. Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
An Air National Guard boom operator aboard a 161st Air Refueling Group...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
ZERO-G - Crippen, Robert L.. NASA public domain image colelction.
Zero-gravity experiments in KC-135 conducted by John Young, Robert L. Crippen, Joseph Kerwin, and Margaret Seddon. 1. Kerwin, Joseph - Zero-G 2. Seddon, Margaret - Zero-G 3. Young, John - Zero-G 4. Aircraft - KC-135
Zero-g tests of involving Astronaut candidate Daniel C. Brandenstein
Zero-g tests of involving Astronaut candidate Daniel C. Brandenstein. Brandenstein is shown flying in midair on the KC-135.
The nose of an in-flight A-10 as the aircraft is refueled through the ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
An overhead front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight du...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
Front view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft being refueled by a KC-13...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
KC-135A in flight - winglet study
The KC-135 with the winglets in flight over the San Gabriel mountains, south of Edwards AFB. While wind tunnel tests suggested that winglets - developed by NASA Langley's Richard Whitcomb - would significantly ... More
NASA KC-135 Stratotanker, Dryden history gallery
EC79-11481 KC-135A in flight - closeup of winglet with attached tuftsA chase plane view of the tufts on the KC-135 winglet. The use of tufts in flight research dates back to the early days of the NACA, and rema... More
KC-135A in flight - winglet study
During the 1970s, the focus at Dryden shifted from high-speed and high-altitude flight to incremental improvements in technology and aircraft efficiency. One manifestation of this trend occurred in the winglet ... More
KC-135A in flight - winglet study
This Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in several projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Califor... More
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle breaks away after
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle breaks away after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 25, 2018, while flying over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s ... More
NASA Supercritical Wing - Winglets, Dryden history gallery
In the late 1970s Richard Whitcomb of Langley Research Center, Hampton Va., developed winglets, which reduced drag on aircraft wings. They were the third of his major aeronautical discoveries. In the 1960s, he ... More
KC-135A in flight - winglet study
The KC-135 with the winglets in flight over the San Gabriel mountains, south of Edwards AFB. While wind tunnel tests suggested that winglets - developed by NASA Langley's Richard Whitcomb - would significantly ... More
KC-135A in flight - winglet study
During the 1970s, the focus at Dryden shifted from high-speed and high-altitude flight to incremental improvements in technology and aircraft efficiency. One manifestation of this trend occurred in the winglet ... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, left, and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More
The navigator, of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 93rd Air R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Cruz State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Raymond Downward Release Status: Released ... More
A view through the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 9...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Cruz State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Raymond Downward Release Status: Released ... More
An air-to-air view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 93rd Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Raymond Downward Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files