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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-I Skystreak
The Skystreak performed an important role in aeronautical research by its being able to fly for extended periods of time at transonic speeds […]
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Flight Test Files: Martin B-57B Canberra
During the early 1970s, a Martin B-57B Canberra (ex USAF 52-1576) took part in several NASA joint flight test programs at their Flight Research Centre within Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert. […]
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Flight Test Files: B-47A Stratojet
NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station obtained this B-47A Stratojet (labeled NACA 150) to study the characteristics of a large, flexible swept-wing aircraft in 1953. […]
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Flight Test Files: Viper X
On June 14, 2021, the NF-16D Variable In-Flight Simulator Aircraft (VISTA) was officially redesignated as the X-62A. Stephen Chapis shares the story behind this change. […]
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Flight Test Files: A-5A Vigilante
In 1963, a North American Aviation A-5A Vigilante jet was utilized for simulation studies related to a proposed supersonic transport. These flights were based on two flight plans derived from earlier studies at NASA’s Flight Research Center: one for a variable-sweep wing configuration and the other for a delta-wing design. NASA test pilot William H. Dana conducted approximately 21 flights along federal airways leading into Los Angeles. […]
Dixie Wing Living History Series Presents the SR-71 Blackbird
PRESS RELEASE – Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Les Dyer will share an inside look at what it was like to pilot the world’s fastest, highest-flying manned aircraft, the SR-71, when he speaks at […]