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KLM - A black and white photo of a large airplane

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A KC-135R assigned to the Utah Air National Guard’s

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th

U.S. and Belgium explosive ordnance disposal team members

A 1st Airlift Squadron crew flies a recruiting mission

Schaalmodellen van de nieuwe DC 8 voor de KLM; op voorgrond

A left front view of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as it approaches for landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

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NACA Photographer North American F-100A (NACA-200) Super Sabre Airplane take-off. The blowing-tupe boundary-layer control on the leading- and trailing-edge provided large reductions in takeoff and landing approach speeds. Approach speeds were reduced by about 10 knots (Mar 1960). Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig. 102 and and Memoirs of a Flight Test Engneer NASA SP-2002-4525 ARC-1957-A-22640

Lockheed NC-130B (AF58-712) Aircraft. A Study of STOL Operational Techniques; landing approach. Nose-low pitch attitude of the aircraft was required in wave-off (or go-around) at 85 knots with flaps 70 degrees. An increase in stall-speed margin could be required to produce a more positive climb angle. (Nov 1962) Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig. 104; 60yrs at Ames, Atmosphere of Freedom NASA SP-2000-4314 ARC-1961-A-28249

NACA Photographer - North American XP-51B Airplane with outer wing panels removed and ready for testing in Ames 16 foot wind tunnel. ARC-1943-AAL-3782

NACA Photographer Thrust reverser on F-94C-1 (AF50-956 NACA 156) Starfire (l to R) Air Force Major E. Sommerich; Ames Engineer Seth Anderson, Lt. Col. Tavasti; and Ames Chief test pilot George Cooper discussing phases of flight evaluation tests. Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig 91 ARC-1958-A-23928

North American P-51B 'Mustang' fighter in flight over bay area. The P-51 with its new laminar-flow wing sections developed by NACA was the first airplane selected for testing of airplane drag in flight and wind tunnel comparison ARC-1945-A-7120

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Another view of the NOAA-N Prime satellite in the payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NOAA-N Prime is the latest polar-orbiting operational environmental weather satellite developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is built by Lockheed Martin and similar to NOAA-N launched on May 20, 2005. Launch of NOAA-N Prime is scheduled for Feb. 4. Photo credit: NASA KSC-2009-1381

SENIOR AIRMAN Jose D. Nunez, USAF, 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada performs maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV after its return flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – (ED09-0253-114) NASA’s modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California shortly before dawn on Sept. 20, 2009 prior to taking off on their two-day ferry flight to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the almost 14-day mission STS-128 to the International Space Station. The shuttle delivered more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. NASA photo /Jim Ross KSC-2009-5148

A U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft gains altitude after performing a touch-and-go (TAG) landing during carrier qualifications aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) on Dec. 14, 2006, while the ROOSEVELT is maintaining qualifications as part of the U.S. Navy fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST 2nd Class Nathan Laird) (Released)

NACA photographer Northrop P-61A Black Widow towing P-51B to release altitude of 28,000 ft over Muroc Dry Lake, California for in flight validating of wind tunnel measurements of drag. After the pilot released the tow cable, drag measurementrs were obtained at various airspeeds in a 20-minute unpowered flight. Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 Fig. 17 ARC-1944-A-6538

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NACA photographer Northrop P-61A Black Widow towing P-51B to release altitude of 28,000 ft over Muroc Dry Lake, California for in flight validating of wind tunnel measurements of drag. After the pilot released the tow cable, drag measurementrs were obtained at various airspeeds in a 20-minute unpowered flight. Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 Fig. 17

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Facility operators Earl Sine and Joe Manson and CPT Ray Pope (left to right) operate the master control console for 50-megawatt wind tunnel testing. The technicians work in the Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Flight Control Division, Air Force Systems Command

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Eugene Kuban with the 7th Infantry

060803-F-0000X-003 (Aug. 3, 2006)US Navy (USN) CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen (pictured on big screen background right), delivers remarks during the EA-18G Growler aircraft roll-out ceremony held at the Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri (MO). The EA-18 Growler is being developed to replace the fleet's current carrier-based EA-6B Prowler aircraft. The next-generation electronic attack aircraft for USN combines the combat-proven F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft with a state-of-the-art electronic warfare avionics suite. The EA-18G will feature an airborne electronic attack suite based on Northrop Grumman's Improved Capability III system, a radically new jamming and...

YF-93A (AF48-318 NACA-151) Flight evaluation and comparison of a NACA submerged inlet and a scoop inlet. The YF-93A's were the first aircraft to use flush NACA engine inlets. Note: Used in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 Fig.25 ARC-1969-A-16545

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An air-to-air left side view of a Northrop F-20 Tigershark aircraft dropping practice bombs during a demonstration. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

Box kite aircraft (Explore #245)

A lieutenant of an interceptor squadron stationed at Lake Muroc, California

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portuguese drag trawler off Cape Cod. Winchman slacking off the trawl

Major (MAJ) Andrew J. Courtice, seated, and Dick Gieselhart both of the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD), check out systems aboard the new EC-18B "in house" simulator. The simulator will be used to train pilots from the ASD's 4950th Test Wing to fly worldwide in support of government projects

EDWARDS, Calif. – Against a setting sun, space shuttle Endeavour undergoes recovery operations on Edwards Air Force Base in California after its landing. The orbiter convoy normally begins recovery operations in earnest about two hours before the shuttle is scheduled to land. Specially designed vehicles or units and a team of trained personnel “safe” the orbiter and prepare it for towing. Purge and Coolant Umbilical Access Vehicles are moved into position behind the orbiter to get access to the umbilical areas. The flight crew is replaced aboard the orbiter by exchange sup¬port personnel who prepare the orbiter for ground tow operations, install switch guards and remove data packages from any onboard experiments. After a total safety downgrade, vehicle ground personnel make numerous preparations for the towing operation, including install¬ing landing gear lock pins, disconnecting the nose landing gear drag link, positioning the towing vehicle in front of the orbiter and connecting the tow bar. The decision to land Endeavour at Edwards was made due to weather concerns at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the 52nd landing at Edwards, Endeavour touched down at 4:25 p.m. EST to end the STS-126 mission, completing its 16-day journey of more than 6.6 million miles in space. Endeavour will be returned to Kennedy atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, a modified Boeing 747 jetliner. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Landis, VAFB KSC-08pd3887

An AIRMAN conducts a preflight check on a rack of Mark 82 500-pound high drag bombs to be loaded onto an FB-111A aircraft

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