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Aero Spacelines B-377PG Pregnant Guppy on ramp in preparation for flight tests and pilot evaluation E62-8887

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Aero Spacelines B-377PG Pregnant Guppy on ramp in preparation for flight tests and pilot evaluation

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator, which indicates the research mission within the US system of aircraft designations. The first, the Bell X-1, became well known in 1947 after it became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Most of the X-planes have been operated by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) or, later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), often in conjunction with the United States Air Force. The majority of X-plane testing has occurred at Edwards Air Force Base. Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others have been developed in secrecy. Most X-planes are not expected to go into full-scale production.

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b 377 pg images hl 10 x 24 lifting body cargo dryden apollo saturn guppy super guppy saturn v joe vensel stan butchart afrc armstrong flight research center aero spacelines aero spacelines b ramp preparation flight tests flight tests pilot pilot evaluation e x plane high resolution aero spacelines b 377 pg pregnant guppy pilot evaluation e 62 8887 pilot evaluation experimental aircraft aircraft nasa
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08/10/1962
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X Planes

X Series of U.S. Experimental Airplanes
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b 377 pg images hl 10 x 24 lifting body cargo dryden apollo saturn guppy super guppy saturn v joe vensel stan butchart afrc armstrong flight research center aero spacelines aero spacelines b ramp preparation flight tests flight tests pilot pilot evaluation e x plane high resolution aero spacelines b 377 pg pregnant guppy pilot evaluation e 62 8887 pilot evaluation experimental aircraft aircraft nasa