Fokker Trimotor, 1929, NASA history collection
Description (1929) The Langley flight crew installs an experimental low-drag cowling on the Fokker trimotor, 1929. Such cowlings increased fuel efficiency and overall performance...Center: LARC .Image # : L-03333
Metal shop, NASA history collection
Description: (1928) At work in the metal shop making engine cowlings. The cowlings smoothed airflow over the engine and reduced drag. This increased speed and fuel efficiency...Center: LARC .Image # : L-03332
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and ...
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and fuel efficiency)
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. with LRLDV (looking a...
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. with LRLDV (looking at drag and fuel efficiency)
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and ...
Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and fuel efficiency)
Two F/A-18B aircraft involved in the AFF program return to base in clo...
Two F/A-18B aircraft involved in the AFF program return to base in close formation with the autonomous function disengaged.
Air mobility maintainers help Air Force cut down fuel costs
Staff Sgt. Efrem Flores, aerospace ground equipment craftsmen with the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, works on a piece of AGE equipment at his unit at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 5... More
Fuel savings ‘Pathfinders’ broaden impact with Air Force-wide summit
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsi... More
Future initiatives discussed during fuel efficiency summit
1st Lt. Jason Brown, KC-10 Extender tanker pilot with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flies a KC-10 on an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Southwest As... More
A C-130J Super Hercules, deployed with the 774th
A C-130J Super Hercules, deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, taxis on the flightline on its way to complete a combat airlift mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. The 774th... More
Mobility airmen around globe team up with cargo loading efficiency
Air transportation airmen load a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., with cargo at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission to Bagram was to complete the first Arctic overf... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Boundary Layer Ingestion. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8' x 6' wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly c... More
Travis Olsen (front) and Jeffrey Martindale, 436th
Travis Olsen (front) and Jeffrey Martindale, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engine mechanics, position a lift on a General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine Feb. 16, 2018, at the Jet Engine Interm... More
AFRL camber morphing wing takes flight
The Air Force Research Laboratory-developed Variable Camber Compliant Wing successfully completed a series of flight experiments in September and October of 2019. This unique wing concept changes shape to impro... More
KC-10 Extender aircraft are parked on the flightline
KC-10 Extender aircraft are parked on the flightline for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, April 24, 2010. Air Mobility Command aircraft like the KC-10 are involved in ... More
A C-130J Super Hercules, deployed with the 774th
A C-130J Super Hercules, deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, taxis on the flightline on its way to complete a combat airlift mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. The 774th... More
Naval Postgraduate School students, left, Coast Guard
Naval Postgraduate School students, left, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Adam Paz, Prof. Knox Millsaps, center, and Navy Lt. j.g. John Petersen stand over 50 gallon barrels, which contain specially blended fuels for the... More
Members of the legacy 436th Maintenance Squadron Jet
Members of the legacy 436th Maintenance Squadron Jet Engine Intermediate Level Maintenance Shop stand in front of the last General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine used and owned by the Air Force during a brief c... More
Illustration: Air Mobility Command has the largest
Illustration: Air Mobility Command has the largest fleet of the biggest airframes in the Air Force and they are the Department of Defense's largest aviation fuel customer consuming 28 percent of DOD's aviation ... More
Members of the 436th Maintenance Squadron watch as
Members of the 436th Maintenance Squadron watch as the last General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine is hoisted onto a tractor trailer Feb. 16, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. TF-39 engine 441052 was sold to ... More
Wesley Currin (left), Triple J Trucking driver from
Wesley Currin (left), Triple J Trucking driver from Jacksonville, N.C., and Michael Tatum, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engine mechanic, secure the last production General Electric TF-39 turb... More
Jeffrey Martindale (top) and Michael Tatum, 436th
Jeffrey Martindale (top) and Michael Tatum, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engine mechanics, remove the rigging from a jet engine recently moved onto a trailer for its final departure from the ... More
Wesley Currin, Triple J Trucking driver, throws a tie-down
Wesley Currin, Triple J Trucking driver, throws a tie-down strap over a General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine Feb. 16, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The North Carolina native drove the Air Force’s last f... More
General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine, serial number
General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine, serial number 441052, sits on a trailer Feb. 16, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. TF-39 engines were used on the C-5A/B Galaxies and were upgraded to GE CF6-80 engines... More
Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Alois, 512th Maintenance
Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Alois, 512th Maintenance Group superintendent, signs General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine 411052 before its final departure Feb. 16, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Since 1971, A... More
Michael Tatum, 436th Maintenance Group aerospace propulsion
Michael Tatum, 436th Maintenance Group aerospace propulsion engine mechanic, watches from the Jet Engine Intermediate Level Maintenance Shop building as the last production General Electric TF-39 turbofan engin... More