You got to Love YouTube! Here is a great find, this videos show the historical archive film footage from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility. Part 1 shows the1940’s experimental aircraft including the Northrop YB-49 flying wing and the X-series research aircraft on the ground and in flight, including scenes of Chuck Yeager’s record breaking X-1 flight and the X-15 space plane.Parasail & lifting body experiments.
Part 2 shows:Lunar Lander Research Vehicle (LLRV), the altitude drops by B-52’s of lifting body research aircraft,the North American XB-70 “Valkyrie” supersonic prototype,the X-15 spaceplane, a radio controlled model aircraft, the YF-12 supersonic research aircraft,a modified military aircraft and the Space Shuttle landing & piggyback on 747.
This films have been made available courtesy the US Department of Defence, NASAimages.org and the US National Archives.Effective March 1, 2014, the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) was renamed the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center in honor of Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon.
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
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