Wing chord extension on D-558-2 E53-0927
Wing chord extension on D-558-2 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
X-3 Stiletto on Ramp - View from Side
Description (April 1, 1954) This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph shows a side-view of the X-3 Stiletto research aircraft on the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base in 1954. The X-3 Stiletto was a single-pl... More
NACA Aircraft on Lakebed-X-3, D-558-1, XF4D, D-558-2
Description (1954) A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The photo in... More
F-86 Sabre on lakebed, front view
Description (1954) With the NACA High-Speed Flight Station (HSFS) main building (4800) in the background the North American F-86F (Serial #52-5426) Sabre sits on the Rogers Dry lakebed just off the NACA ramp in... More
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft in hangar. E54-1526
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft in hangar.
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed E54-1442
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed E54-1441
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Richard Day conducts an early flight simulation, a roll coupling exper...
Description: Richard E. Day, an engineer in the Dynamic Stability and Analysis Branch at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station (HSFS). Dick had been designated the HSFS program engineer for the Bell X-2 aircraft a... More
Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
Description: (1955) Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A). A happy Joe was photographed in 1955 at Edwards, California. The X-1A was... More
X-1E Loaded in B-29 Mothership on Ramp
Description (1955) The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. The X planes had originally been lowered into a loading pit and the launch aircraft towed over the ... More
P-51 Mustang on Lakebed. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
Description (1955) This photograph shows a NACA research pilot running up the engine of the F-51 Mustang on the taxiway adjacent to Rogers Dry Lake at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station in 1955. A P-51 Mustang,... More
X-1E Loaded in B-29 Mothership on Ramp
(1955) The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. The X-planes had originally been lowered into a loading pit and the launch aircraft towed over the pit, where t... More
X-3 on Lakebed NASA history collection
Description (1956) In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph, the X-3 Stiletto is seen on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base. The X-3 Stiletto was a single-place jet aircraft with a slender fuselage ... More
X-3 Being Towed to Lakebed on Ramp
Description (1956) In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph, the X-3 Stiletto is seen being towed behind the NACA hangar (located on Edwards Air Force base) towards the lakebed. The X-3 Stiletto was a ... More
NASA E56-2499, Armstrong flight research center
D558-2 #143 LOX jettison with P2BS in background Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA E56-2666, Armstrong flight research center
B-29 mothership with pilots - Dick Payne, Stan Butchart, Joe Walker, Charles Littleton, and John Moise
X-2 in flight after drop from B-50 mothership
Description (1957) The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on 5 August 1954. He m... More
Neil A. Armstrong NASA history collection
Description (1958) Neil A. Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1955. He transferred to the NACA High-Speed Flight Stat... More
Milton O. Thompson NASA history collection
Description: (1960) Milton O. Thompson began flying with the U.S. Navy as a pilot trainee at the age of 19. He subsequently served during World War II with duty in China and Japan. ..Following six years of acti... More
Iron Cross Attitude Simulator With Pilot
(1965) NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Stan Butchart flying the Iron Cross, the mechanical reaction control simulator. High-pressure nitrogen gas expended selectively by the pilot through the small re... More