Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.Modified Bell X-1 mode... More
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
F40 2655 on launcher NASA history collection
F40 2655 on launcher Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
University of Maryland-Republic Terrapin Sounding Rocket H121-2681-I(...
LAL 95,647 University of Maryland-Republic Terrapin sounding rocket mounted on special launcher, September 21, 1956. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen ... More
YH 32 Helicopter NASA history collection
YH 32 Helicopter Public domain photograph of NASA helicopter, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunne...
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunnel building 643 Test 238
Various 11-Inch Hypersonic Tunnel Models
11-Inch Hypersonic Tunnel: various models tested in the tunnel. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunne...
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunnel building 643 Test 238
Echo 30" Sub Satellite NASA history collection
James Hansen describes the work on Project Echo s air density experiment known as the Sub-Satellite. Before launch engineers subjected the sub-satellite to many tests. Here, the sub-satellite is shown prior ... More
North American X-15 Model being readied for tests in Langley Unitary P...
North American X-15 Model being readied for tests in Langley Unitary Plan
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunne...
Various Components of Goodyear Inflatable Airplane in Full Scale Tunnel building 643 Test 238
Fig. 68 Unitary Wind Tunnel Display
Fig. 68 Unitary Wind Tunnel Display
Engineer W.J. O'Sullivan, Jr. with 20 Inch Subsatellite
L57-525 Engineer W.J. O Sullivan, Jr., looks at inflated 20 inch subsatellite while holding inflation bottle and folded duplicate copy, February 1957. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Fli... More
Engineer W.J. O'Sullivan, Jr. with 30 Inch Subsatellite
Engineer W.J. O Sullivan, Jr., seated beside 30 inch subsatellite. He holds inflation bottle and folded duplicate copy, July 1957.
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Dynamic Models in 1957
L57-660 A technician prepares dynamic models of the Bell X-1E and the Vought XF-8U Crusader for wind tunnel testing in 1957. The Crusader was then the Navy's fastest aircraft- maximum speed Mach 1.75 at 35,000 ... More
8-Foot High Speed Tunnel (HST) - NASA wind tunnel. Public domain image...
Interior view of the slotted throat test section installed in the 8-Foot High Speed Tunnel (HST) in 1950. The slotted region is about 160 inches in length. In this photograph, the sting-type model support is ... More
IBM type T04 electronic data processing machine
L57-989: Man and woman shown working with IBM type T04 electronic data processing machine.
300-MPH 7 x 10-Foot Tunnel. NASA public domain image colelction.
17-foot test section in contraction cone of 300-MPH 7 x 10-Foot Tunnel (7 x 10-Foot test section in background).
Hypersonic Boost Glider, NASA Langley research center
Hypersonic Boost Glider in 11 Inch Hypersonic Tunnel L57-1681 In 1957 Langley tested its HYWARDS design in the 11 Inch Hypersonic Tunnel. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Ae... More
North American X-15 Drop Model. NASA public domain image colelction.
North American X-15 Drop Model Public domain photograph of NASA helicopter, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
North American X-15 Drop Model. NASA public domain image colelction.
North American X-15 Drop Model Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Views of F8U Airplane NASA history collection
Views of F-8U Crusader Aircraft at NASA Langley Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Views of F8U Airplane NASA history collection
Views of F-8U Crusader Aircraft at NASA Langley Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water Type Muffler Test NASA history collection
Water Type Muffler Test Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B
Phase SB Propeller installed on F88B Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee NASA history collection
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee: To more clearly mark the operators of this McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, the VY of Navy has been painted out and the appropriate lettering to spell NACA has been applied. Note that the sec... More
Vertical model flying in LaRC Full Scale Tunnel
Vertical model flying in Langley Research Center's Full Scale Tunnel. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vertical model flying in LaRC Full Scale Tunnel
Vertical model flying in Langley Research Center's Full Scale Tunnel. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vertical model flying in LaRC Full Scale Tunnel
Vertical model flying in Langley Research Center's Full Scale Tunnel. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel (TPT)
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel (TPT): Sample of Schlieren results Left - Mach 1.03 Right - Mach 1.20.
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel
Drawing of the 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General Research Model in 300 MOH 7x10
General Research Model in 300 MOH 7x10
Goodyear inflatable aircraft NASA history collection
Various views of the Goodyear Inflate-A-Plane mounted in Full Scale Tunnel.
Hot-Air Jets/Ceramic Heat Exchangers/ Materials for Nose Cones and Ree...
L57-5383 Hot-air jets employing ceramic heat exchangers played an important role at Langley in the study of materials for ballistic missile nose cones and re-entry vehicles. Here a model is being tested in one ... More
IRBM in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
L57-700 In the reentry flight path of this nose cone model of a Jupiter Intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) was tested in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A Hist... More
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel (TPT)
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel (TPT): Sample of Schlieren results Left - Mach 1.03 Right - Mach 1.20.
Hypersonic Glider Model in Full Scale Tunnel 1957
L57-1439 A model based on Langley s concept of a hypersonic glider was test flown on an umbilical cord inside the Full Scale Tunnel in 1957. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley ... More
Robert Champine in X-Series Pressure Suit
Robert Champine in X-Series Pressure Suit. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958 by James R. Hansen. Page 305.
Melvin Gough at the Tail of a NACA Lockheed Plane
Melvin Gough at the Tail of a NACA Lockheed Plane Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
F11F Airplane NASA history collection
F11F Airplane Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Five Stage Missile Research Rocket, Wallops Island , 1957
**Note also copied and numbered as L90-3749. -- L57-4827 caption: Take off of a five-stage missile research rocket from Wallops Island in 1957. The first two stages propelled the model to about 100,000 feet ... More
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" NASA history collection
WS-110A "Brown Bomber" Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
E118-2587 Model NASA history collection
E118-2587 Model Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
McDonnell F4-H1 Airplane Rocket Model
L57-2809 Rocket model of McDonnell F4-H1 airplane on Terrier launcher with Nike booster, June 17, 1957. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen Years by Jose... More
Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier
Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles Airport the first orbiter retired from NASA's shuttle fleet
Paraglider, NASA Langley research center
Image L61-4369 is available as an electronic file from the photo lab. See URL. -- Photographed on 06/30/1961. -- Test of parawing in Full Scale Wind Tunnel. -- Published in James R. Hansen, Spaceflight Revoluti... More
Gas Dynamics Laboratory or Spheres NASA Langley
L65-5505 In the Gas Dynamics Laboratory, completed in 1951, researchers explored basic aerodynamic, heating and fluid-mechanical problems in the speed range from Mach 1.5 to Mach 8.0. Photograph published in En... More
View of incubation laboratory, Sample Operations Area of LRC, bldg 37
The incubation laboratory of the Sample Operations Area of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, bldg 37.
Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test
Photographed on: 08/03/75. -- By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original purpose. The 400-foot high structure was swiftly modified to allow engineers to study the dynamics... More
Photographed on: 01/12/78. -- Various views of a model aircraft at the...
Photographed on: 01/12/78. -- Various views of a model aircraft at the Lunar Landing Facility.
Agriculture aircraft in FST, NASA Langley research center
Agriculture aircraft in Full Scale Tunnel (FST). -- Photographed on: 05/19/78.
Crash test, NASA Langley research center
Photographed on 06/20/79. -- NASA airframe crash test #17. Model aircraft suspended at crash facility. Model aircraft shown on fire. Shown before and after crash.
Test 1875 in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) HIADS TTPM
Test 1875 in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) HIADS TTPM: Trim Tab study on various cone angled heat shields (TTPM) Technology Technical Performance Metric (HIADS) Hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerators
Test 1869 Medli/Meads, NASA Langley research center
Test 1869 Medli/Meads 7 hole probe mounted on a 10inch Arm.
Test 1869 Medli/Meads, NASA Langley research center
Test 1869 Medli/Meads 7 hole probe mounted on a 10inch Arm.
Test 1875 in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) HIADS TTPM
Test 1875 in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) HIADS TTPM: Trim Tab study on various cone angled heat shields (TTPM) Technology Technical Performance Metric (HIADS) Hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerators
Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure
Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) deploy by CHALLENGER and a Langley Research Center (LRC) supplied art concept of the LDEF recovery by COLUMBIA during Space Sh... More
Aircraft in front of hangar. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
LaRC aircraft in front of hangar, building 1244 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, re...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Ope... More
The 4404th Services Learning Resource Center (LRC) at Prince Sultan Ai...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Ope... More
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Randy Hickman assigned to...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Ope... More
US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Earl Nichols assigned to th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Ope... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel(UPWT) Test 1891 Space Launch System
Stage Separation Test of the Space Launch System(SLS) in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT). The model used High Pressure air blown through the solid rocket boosters. (SRB) to simulate the booster sepa... More